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    If not for our strong military and law enforcement, this could be our fate...

    As a nation, we spend about one-third of our federal budget to maintain a military to keep us safe from foreign threats. Domestic threats cost us many billions as we have layer upon layer of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies working 24/7 to prevent terrorists from striking us in...
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    First deer, then bears, then elk, now horses.

    The wilds of Appalachia bring another road hazard. Wild horses. Wild horses causing problems in eastern Ky. - ABC36 News WTVQ Lexington Kentucky
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    What happens when Texas becomes a blue state?

    Recently, political pundits have been discussing the almost inevitable scenario where Texas, with its huge electoral vote, becomes a blue state; meaning the majority of Texans align themselves with the Democrat Party. Almost any comprehensive immigration reform or amnesty initiative would...
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    When the FBI comes calling.

    A stern looking young man in a black trench coat rang my doorbell about noon today. He introduced himself as a Special Agent with the FBI and wanted to ask a few questions about a young man of my acquaintance who was seeking a special national security clearance related to advancement through...
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    NJ Gov Christie to be probed.

    First, there was the bridge scandal. Now comes a Federal probe as to whether Christie misused Hurricane Sandy relief funds in commercials starring himself and family. Has the political takedown of Chris Christie begun?
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    Terrorists bomb Russian city of Volgograd.

    Two days of bombs exploding in Volgograd(formerly Stalingrad) has Vladimir Putin vowing to eliminate the terrorists responsible. Just six weeks away from hosting the Olympics, Putin wants to calm fears that travelling to the Olympic events is unsafe. Putin threatens 'terrorists' with total...
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    3 years and 3 weeks to go.

    In 3 years and 3 weeks from now, Barack Hussein Obama will leave the presidency. Can we please elect someone competent and honest next time around? Wouldn't it be refreshing to have a commander-in-chief whose devotion to country and patriotism is above reproach? Perhaps, someone steeped...
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    Rural music

    Still my favorite homespun music, two years in a row. The Danielsons: The Angels Cried - YouTube
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    Understanding war.

    War is a means to an end. The great Prussian military general Carl von Clausewitz defined war as "the use of force to compel an enemy to do our will." Violence is a characteristic of war. In total war, unlike many recent conflicts, the survival of a nation's independence and sovereignty is at...
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    Gestapo tactics? IRS: "Please detail contents of your members' prayers."

    Where to draw the line on government intrusion. video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_a4I4kr308.html
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    This Could Be Anyone Of Us.

    Chances are, we all know someone who has fallen from grace. Just a few mistakes in life can leave one in unthinkable circumstances. Hopefully, a local church will bridge the divide and lead Mr. Davis to a permanent resolution from his present difficulties. This man needs a place to call home...
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    Talking Turkey( or how to catch a bobcat).

    Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted. video: Turkey hunter attacked by bobcat in Lincoln Co.
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    Extended stay on Pine Mountain

    Little did I know as I made deliveries in Whitesburg, KY that several college students from the Philadelphia area had become lost on Pine Mountain. It appears their mistake was not allowing enough time to get down from the mountain before darkness fell. All ended well. Lost college...
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    Where the sun comes up about 10 in the morning...Part

    Part of the route I now cover includes Harlan,KY. Deliver lots of 55 gallon drums of DEF for coal trucks and gigantic pieces of earth-moving equipment which use DEF. The coal industry uses vast amounts of industrial gases, special grade oils and lubricants trucked in nightly by drivers such as...
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    I get asked, "Where is Feds Creek, Kentucky?"

    This Youtube video shows portions of the Feds Creek area in Pike County, KY. Many of my childhood classmates made the dangerous school bus ride along Lick Creek Road, across Pompey Mountain, across Ferrells Creek Gap and several other roads really unfit for bus traffic. Most roads had no...
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    America's Social Pillars Falling Like Dominoes.

    Looks like the Boy Scouts of America might be ready to cave under heavy pressure. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-usa-boyscouts-gays-idUSBRE90R0X420130128
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    Secretary of Defense: Send Women To The Front.

    In pusuit of gender equality, Leon Panetta is lifting ban on women serving in direct combat roles. Will Allowing Women In Combat Roles Revolutionize Military Leadership? - Forbes Not sure this is a good idea, but it does not surprise.
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    Camp Nelson National Cemetery

    Camp Nelson National Cemetery is located in Jessamine County, Kentucky... about 15 miles south of Lexington. As a National Cemetery, any veteran of the US Armed Forces who was discharged under any condition other than "dishonorable" is eligible to be buried at Camp Nelson. Likewise, their...
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    A Few Songs Of The South.

    Southern Americana: The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969) w/Lyrics [720p HD] ~MetalGuruMessiah #27~ - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_K9ERNChI Shenandoah - Sunday In The South (with lyrics) - HD - YouTube
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    Adventurous female human needed.

    Scientists feel confident they will soon be able to re-introduce Neanderthals. Should it be done simply because it can be done? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265402/Wanted-Adventurous-woman-birth-Neanderthal-man-Harvard-professor-seeks-mother-cloned-cave-baby.htn
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