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Viewpoint: Remember those who fought for freedom
On Aug. 21, 1943, John R. “Jack” Kelly, of Spokane, Wash., passed his physical and became a member of the Marine Corps. He had just turned 18 and graduated from high school. Ten days later he was in boot camp for seven weeks of intensive...
Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day
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Longtime Valley bowler honored on 90th birthday
Special to this NewspaperWhen Faye Douthitt started bowling just a few years after the end of World War II, she could not have known that she would still be at it some 63 years later. The loving mother, friend and bowling instructor to countless youth over the years celebrated...Tags: Sports, Bowling
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Viewpoint: Remembering a cowboy, cattleman
William Allen Hogue, 84, of Holtville, passed away April 8. Graveside services were held April 20, at Terrace Park Cemetery in Holtville. Western dress was encouraged. The service would have pleased Billy. Most of the mourners were in Western dress....
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Will the bull market last?
Branch Manager, LPL Financial ServicesIt seems like such a long time ago. American icons General Motors and Chrysler were getting bailouts, the big banks were being merged, and after a year and a half of steep losses we all were wondering if the stock market would ever stop falling. Now,...Tags: General Motors Corp., Chrysler Group LLC, Unemployment Benefits, Services and Shopping, Consumer Confidence
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Flag retirement ceremony teaches students importance of the flag
Staff WriterThe red, white and blue turned charcoal black as the U.S. flag burned. The two drums of fire spewing dark smoke weren’t a protest, but rather a show of honor for Old Glory. Third- and fifth-graders from Booker T. Washington Elementary School...Tags: International Military Interventions, Booker T. Washington, Veterans Affairs, Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions
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INKED! Taking the Wild West to the Middle East no cause to celebrate
Spare me the song and dance about ticker-tape parades and World War II-style welcome-home escapades of yesteryear.
The Iraq War isn’t over, not in any conventional sense. Warfare as we know it is a different animal today than it was even 20 years...Tags: International Military Interventions, Arts and Culture, Civil Unrest, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Viewpoint: Thanking educators, co-workers, pastors
“If you can read, remember to thank a teacher,” is a frequently heard saying.
At the beginning of this new year I would like to thank some of the special people in my life, including those who taught me to read at Eastside School in rural...Tags: Religious Texts, Swiss Confederation, Bible, Religion and Belief
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Our View: Returning troops deserve proper 'welcome home'
There are many reasons American troops aren’t being welcomed home from the war in Iraq with a major celebration, and they are all bad. Those reasons include that there has been a “soft” and gradual official end to the war earlier this...Tags: International Military Interventions, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Iraq
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Voice: Not too late to turn this ship around
El CentroI would like to review some of our most recent world history as it relates to a country’s ability to pay for guns and butter. Between the end of World War II and 1964, Great Britain “voluntarily” gave independence to the Suez Canal,...Tags: Butter, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Saudi Arabia, Voting
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Local sales taxes are up again, report says
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterConsumer confidence and economic recovery were evident at least in 2010 as taxable sales in Imperial County rose 12.8 percent in the third quarter — July to September, a state report shows. At the state level taxable sales totaled $121.3 billion...Tags: General Motors Corp., Petroleum Industry, Consumer Confidence, Consumers, University of California, San Diego
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Last Imperial Valley resident who survived Pearl Harbor recalls attack
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Frank Garcia was only 19 when he heard the explosions on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. It was 70 years ago today but Garcia recalled being at Schofield Barracks, 21 miles from where the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbor. To Garcia, an 89-year-...Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Japan, Frank Garcia, Human Interest, American Legion
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A Reader Writes: Happy to wear shorts in the middle of winter
One of the old black and white photos in the box is clearly a statement about winter in Imperial Valley. It’s dated January 1958. My mom is wearing shorts while standing barefoot in the grass, her hand poised on her hip. My parents came to the...
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