Veterans' Day in Merriam, KS

Quadrofonic Wingnut Flickr.com November 2013

 

 

 

 

 

From the site:

800 flags were planted on a hillside overlooking I-35 in Kansas City (Merriam). All day long, folks were honking their appreciation as they passed and many stopped to photograph this massive display.

Flags placed by Boy Scout Troop 2162 as fundraiser […]

Bill Gates: ‘Some days I wish we had a system like the UK’ to give Obama more power

Nicholas Ballasy The Daily Caller 3/14/2013

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the wealthiest American, said on “some days” he wishes the U.S. political system were like England’s, so that President Barack Obama could have “slightly more power.”

Gates was asked for his assessment of President Obama’s job performance during an interview at Politico’s “Playbook Cocktails” event.

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Quote of the day

The Kitchen Cabinet via Facebook 7/4/2012

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

~Thomas Jefferson

‘…Stand beside her, and guide her through the night with a light from above…’

4 July 2010

CAJ note: In the days and weeks after the terror attacks of 9/11/2001 “God Bless America” was revived in the United States and is now played during the 7th inning stretch of Major League baseball games and included in concerts honoring our military. We realize that many of our readers are too […]

Stossel: Don’t Mess with the Scouts-Update

by John Stossel Foxbusiness.com November 23, 2009

I wrote last week that Eagle Scout Kevin Anderson spent more than 200 hours clearing a walking path in a local park. Kevin hoped to earn an Eagle Scout badge while doing something good for the community.

Such efforts by volunteers are one of the best parts of […]

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