Category: War
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Honor Our Veterans with a Stable Economic Future
by Sandra Givens Scott, a state representative in Georgia and a member of the Women Legislators’ Lobby, a program of Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND). As a veteran, I have some particular worries about how our nation is meeting the needs of our men and women in uniform and their families. The political brinkmanship Congress…
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Representative Scott Holcomb on Syria
Rep. Scott Holcomb provides smart cautionary comments on the ongoing discussion about possible escalated involvement in Syria.
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Alice in Wonderland Open Thread
“Everything is funny, if you can laugh at it.” (not sure how long this will last) “If you drink much from a bottle marked ‘poison’ it is certain to disagree with you sooner or later.” “Curiouser and Curiouser” “I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been…
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Memorial Day
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. –Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Veteran and Georgia House Representative Scott Holcomb pens this: Several months ago, I had the great honor…
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Today is a today of reflection and remembrance.
Today makes me sad. Reading about loved ones lost and lives shattered. 11 years ago today many of us were trying to wrap our heads around what had just occurred. We became a changed nation. There really isn’t anything that I can write here that hasn’t been said already by folks a lot better at…