Articles Tagged “military industrial complex”
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Parading Our Priorities
BY VERN TURNER Too many times columns like this have addressed misplaced priorities in the pantheon of society’s menu of tasks and government’s handling of them. As far as I can tell, the priority parade by government at the federal and state levels has been shifted heavily toward what business and capitalists want instead of [...]
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This Is The Time To Get It Right
BY VERN TURNER The election cycle has ended. Barack Obama was re-elected and many new faces will populate our Congress next year. Meanwhile, we have some time to ruminate on recent events in our social milieu and decide what we want our representatives to do. For far too long we the people have depended way [...]
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Who Are We?
BY VERN TURNER After yet another mindless shooting tragedy by yet another mindless individual who mindfully managed to obtain thousands of dollars worth of firearms, SWAT equipment and ammunition, some of us are left to ponder who and what we are as a nation. Of course, there are those who pay no attention to these [...]
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Nostalgia Cuts Both Ways
BY VERN TURNER Most people using Internet and e-mail have seen the nostalgic bits that circulate. I’ve received a jukebox with hits from every decade that records were made. I’ve seen photographs of just about every city and town in the country taken from 1915 onward. Recently, however, someone sent me a series of Rockwellian [...]
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The Port Huron Statement – 30 Years On
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