Category: Modern American History
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Unanimous Ruling
The Supreme Court just ruled and it was unanimous. What does that mean? Well all of the Constitutional Scholars or Pundits were correct thankfully. All 9 Supreme Court Justices ruled to overturn the decision of Colorado’s State Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court is saying that no one State Supreme Court can decide a matter…
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The Squad
You never know what Congress will be up to a fire alarm was pulled, several of the Hamas wing is consistently yelling offensive phrases at our allies Israel. We shouldn’t be shocked or surprised at their lack of moral guidance and clarity. They have only made oaths to their constituents to put them ahead of…
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The Oath of Office
I still remember the 2016 election so intimately. The night Donald Trump won was actually really early the next morning. I stayed up to watch as much as I could from my computer. Once he gave his Victory Speech it was still hard to go to sleep from the excitement. Later on that day I…
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The Timing Between Enemy and Savior!
On the local radio station 102.7 I heard a bit of news this morning on my way to the dentist. As soon as they said the Northeast School Corporation and I heard the name memories came back to me. My brothers and I were the last of the Alsman family to graduate from UHS; three…
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Cravings… for Subway
Earlier this month was the milestone that I once held firm on remembering with a subway sandwich. Grandpa Freddy made Chicken Teriyaki one of our favorite sandwiches and the ‘Sweet Onion Sauce’ a favored sauce. This year I didn’t continue that in memoriam of him until today. All month long I have craved anything really…
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Listen For The Crickets
Back in World War II it was difficult for my Grandpa to admit how hungry the men got in those stalags. My parents remember him telling them about having to eat some bugs for protein. It wasn’t a source of pride for him to admit this fact it was simply his hunger pains. I still…
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Artificial Intelligence
Last week was interesting listening to the various images that were not historically correct on google. Honestly, I have used google to do some minor intriguing searches but if I want something for historical research it’s not been my go to location. I have to admit I miss being a college student and having the…
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A Surprise
My emotions are still too high to talk about this morning so I will talk about yesterday. My mom’s older brother and wife came up to check on some things and chat. When they came in I was literally finishing my writing prompt. So I did hear Uncle Floyd’s here, but I was trying to…
Jewells of Thought 