While watching the NCAA playoffs on TV a very violent ad appeared many times. It had music and action. It showed weapons and rockets being fired. Jets swooped. Tanks and soldiers ran across an open area.
This is a response to a letter sent by Arnold Stieber, “A day for dialogue” (May 29, AnnArbor.com). Mr. Stieber states that he’d like to see Memorial Day be a day that we sit down and discuss issues that “really matter” for the future of our children and our country ...
I’m a father, a retired businessperson and a military veteran (Army, infantry, Viet Nam). I’d like to see Memorial Day be a day for dialogue on issues that really matter for the future of our children and for this country as a whole.
At least the U.S. government finally acknowledges its role in political assassinations these days. It was a switch, though, for our president to relinquish his stance as constitutional scholar and come out as biblical apologist in declaring that murder does “justice.”
I appreciate Wade A. Kellogg's comments on my letter to the editor ("Military readiness essential," Letters to the editor, Feb. 6 print edition) and I applaud his sincerity. I feel the need, however, to make a few comments on his analysis of my diatribe. First, in my letter, I did ...
Mr. Robert L. Davis writes about his solutions to the deficit (“A plan to decrease debt,” Letters to the editor, Jan. 23 print edition). As a fellow veteran, I’d like to respectfully counter his points. First, the facts. Politicians decide to declare war, not generals and military leaders. In fact, ...
I read with great interest the story "National debt surpasses $14,000,000,000,000" in the Jan. 16 (print) edition of AnnArbor.com. I have a suggestion for the Obama administration, Congress, the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Libertarian Party and the Tea Party that, if adopted, would immediately render unnecessary increasing the ...
Day after day, we read of U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan, the latest as reported by the BBC: "Scores die as drones renew attack on Pakistan's Khyber ... Nearly 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks by U.S. drones in the past 24 hours in Pakistan's Khyber ...
Recently, I attended my first School of the Americas protest. SOA (now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation or WHINSEC) is where our military teaches soldiers from Latin American countries how to torture and kill people. Graduates of SOA/WHINSEC have killed tens of thousands of people throughout Latin ...
A Superior Township resident was bound and robbed by two men who claimed to be looking for a dog Sunday, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department. The resident, who lives in the 5000 block of Vreeland Road, said he answered the front door, and the man at the door ...
With the inauguration of President Obama, the American people were excited for not only a change in the government, but also a change in American life. Once in office, he put a major focus on the “good war”: the war in Afghanistan. When I began interning with the Interfaith Council ...
A college banner from Purdue University still hangs proudly in the classroom of Chelsea High School math teacher Lonnie Mitchell. The banner was a gift from former student Joel C. Gentz, who went on to graduate from the Indiana university, where he participated in the Air Force ROTC. But Gentz always ...
Just over a year ago America pulled together to elect the most "anti-war" candidate to run this nation. Many even called the election of Mr. Obama a historic victory for the U.S. "peace movement." But, the situation "on the ground" tells a different story. In the international scene, America is ...
Proud young American military men and women are serving and sacrificing for freedom around the world. Many of these veterans are coming to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with special needs and challenges that require the hearts and hands of a new generation of VA volunteers. We at the ...
As the suicide rate for U.S. soldiers hits record highs, the University of Michigan is part of a group seeking answers. U-M's Institute for Social Research will join three other institutions to conduct the largest study to date of suicide and mental health issues among military personnel. With $50 million ...
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