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Walls Will Fall When Minds Are Liberated

On the fourth day of Sabeel's 6th International Conference: The Forgotten Faithful, who are the Palestinian Christians, Dr. Khalil Nakhleh received one of the loudest and most prolonged thunders of applause from over 330 International ecumenical Chri...

Beit Arabiya Peace Center: Cornerstone in Occupied Territory

I am a Muslim Palestinian American and when my son asked me who my hero was I took three days to think about it. I told him my hero is Jesus, because he took a stand and he died for it. What really needs to be done is for the churches to be like Jesu...

The Moving Wall And Other Vietnam Veteran Memorials

Originally, they called it the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Mobile). It is now known as the Moving Wall: A portable, half-size replica of the original Wall. The traveling version was first displayed in Texas in 1984, and since then, it has made stops i...

SBP vs. DIC Benefits Conflict For Survivors Of Deceased Veterans

Several programs exist to aid the survivors of deceased veterans. In certain situations, these programs may interact with each other, preventing a full and appropriate financial recovery by the survivors. An example of this type of interaction is the...

Freedom Flight's POW / MIA Message From Above

Jim Tuorila's most memorable hot air balloon flight comes with a small bit of irony attached to one of its more prominent elements, altitude. The veteran balloon pilot and co-founder of Freedom Flight, Inc., a non-profit organization that raises awar...

Paradise Lost

I dedicate this column to the memory of Steve Mason and Sarge Schaefer, whose widow, Fara, asked me in Reno never to give up the fight on Agent Orange. The premature loss of these two gifted men spurs me on in my work and should spur all of us on in...

"My Life Is Complete": Virginia Warren's Visit to The Wall

Thirty-three years after her son died rushing to the aid of a fallen Marine, Virginia Warren touched him and felt him reaching back, touching her. She knows it in her soul. She had heard that this kind of thing happened to the loved ones of others wh...

There Now Follow News Headlines..... North, East, West, South.

How many times you have heard this and then waited anxiously for the news...? Against the background of the tsunami with devastating consequences, hurricanes in the USA which did an untold amount of damage to lives and property. Add to his the loss o...

Connecting The Dots

It started in December 2004 when the Chicago Sun-Times ran a series of articles highlighting variations among states' veterans disability compensation payments. The report showed that New Mexico had the highest compensation payments and Illinois the...

A Short History of the VVA

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families.By the late 1970s, it was clear the established veterans groups had fa...

International TV News - The Way Forward

Edward Victor and Sarah Smith interview award-winning CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera journalist, Afshin Rattansi, about newsgathering and his novel, The Dream of the Decade - The London Novels published by Booksurge and available on Amazon.com.Edward Victor...

Dana Reeve, Widow of Christopher Reeve, Has Died of Lung Cancer

Dana Reeve, the widow of Christopher Reeve who came to prominence as Superman, has succumbed to lung cancer. She was 44.Reeve was born Dana Morosini in New York City to Charles and Helen Morosini. She graduated cum laude from Middlebury College in 19...

Delivery Driver Mugged By Mutt

David was a low ranking military man. He was married with 3 small children. His wife did not work outside of the home. David was the sole provider for his household. They were having a tough time making ends meet. David decided to take an extra job a...

Why Banning Incandescent Lightbulbs Is Not A Bright Idea

Republican Jane Harman (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation aimed at setting target dates, beginning January 1, 2012, to ban the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs, switching America over to low-energy alternatives. And why not? Don't the...

A Review of Beyond Oil, The View From Hubbert's Peak

It has long been known by geologists that the world's oil supply is finite. Oil is not a renewable resource and it is found in relatively limited geological environments around the world. This is the subject of Beyond Oil, The View from Hubbert's Pea...

Driver Gets Blinded By Green Competitor

Neil was the local drag racing champion. He prided himself on being able to beat anybody on the circuit. He had not lost a race in five years. He was the true star of the track. Anybody who wanted to prove they were the best had to beat him.He had ma...

Education On Population Growth

In agricultural countries, it has been the belief of many that it is beneficial to have more children to help with the work in the fields and to take care of the parents in their old age. Added to this belief is the lack of access and knowledge to af...

Degradation Of Environment And Welfare

This theory, though highly debated upon for over centuries already, remains one of the most popular trains of thought among economists. In fact, the growth rate of world population has accelerated over the last century at a very significant rate. It...

It's Harder to Hate a Gay If He's Family

At this writing, 50 young Equality Riders from Soulforce are traveling on two buses headed for 32 Christian colleges with policies that silence or exclude lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. Their mission is to open a dialogue about the...

An Increased Threat of Terrorism

Water suppliers are under an increased threat of terrorism. Documents captured in Afghanistan after the 911 attack show that Al Qaeda was very interested in United States water supply systems. These systems are still very vulnerable in several ways.M...