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  • The Way to Remember 9/11

    “Islam is peace; it has brought peace to the world.” – George W. Bush, six days after 9/11. Everyone other than the stray Democrat Socialist mourns today for the 2,297 innocents, including 441 first responders, who died in the terrorist attack…

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  • Is the GOP Ready for War?

    Military historians note a phenomenon when war breaks out. The generals who had achieved high rank during peacetime are nowhere to be found. That relates, I’m sorry to say, to the Indiana GOP’s upcoming battle against socialism. The reason peacetime generals do…

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  • The Mocking Generations

    “To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.” — Chinese proverb We are nearing the season for high-school reunions. Could one class hold a valuable secret for upcoming generations? My nominee would be the class of 1963, those born at the…

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  • Franke: Unalienable Rights

    by Mark Franke What is it about us Americans and our hurry to move on to the next thing? By Christmas night the TV commercials are changing over to the next retail season and by New Year’s Day, the advertising…

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  • A Defense of the ALPR Cameras

    There’s a big difference between the automated corner camera and the venerable corner policeman, an institution long recognized for accelerating investigations, raising crime clearance rates, locating missing people, reducing auto theft and generally keeping our streets safe for the law-abiding.  The…

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