The Jacksonville Daily News reports:
City officials say the base is luring away its best and brightest officers with salaries the city can’t compete with, but base officials said they cannot deny local law enforcement the right to apply for the jobs.
It seems to me that the City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Police Department are upset [...]
Today at a Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and City of Jacksonville joint ceremony, the trail and bridge over Highway 24/Lejeune Blvd was opened for full use.
Dozens of cyclists, runners and walkers rode, ran or walked the path from either ends (Marines and sponsors came from Camp Lejeune and city residents from Bell Fork [...]
So, originally, I was going to write this long post about patriotism, honor, duty, and sacrifice for Memorial Day.
But, after thinking about it for a few days, I’ve decided I’m going to sum that entire post up in two words.
Thank you.
As promised, the text of my letters to Senators Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr and Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr.
Dear Senator Dole, Senator Burr, Congressman Jones, Jr.,
I was shocked to learn that President George W. Bush may have told Israeli government officials during his recent trip that he was planning military action against Iran.
It is [...]
The Jerusalem Post says “You betcha!“
From the article.
US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran in the upcoming months, before the end of his term, Army Radio quoted a senior official in Jerusalem as saying Tuesday.
Thankfully for the U.S. (and the rest of Western Civilization), Condoleezza Rice (U.S. Secretary of State) and Bob Gates [...]
The following is the text of a letter sent to Colonel Richard Flatau, Jr., the current Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
As I promised, you should feel free to use the text of my letter as a starting point for your own.
Dear Colonel Flatau,
I attended the April 21, 2008 meeting of the City [...]
The Jacksonville Daily News‘ recent report on a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church folk planned for this Saturday has brought out Onslow County’s ignorant and intolerant.
Some of the comments are just plain silly and unAmerican.
Mary says:
This is one time I do not agree with freedom of speech.
Really? I didn’t realize that the Constitution of [...]
According the New Bern Sun Journal, the U.S. Navy has narrowed the field of candidate counties to two in Northeastern NC and 3 in Virginia.
The Navy has now narrowed the search to five sites: Hale’s Lake in Camden/Currituck counties, Sandbanks in Gates County and three Virginia locations.
“These five alternative sites … will be fully evaluated [...]
Marshall Adame (Democratic candidate for Congress in NC-03) has been targeted by Blackwater Worldwide’s VP, Bill Mathews, for comments made during a recent BlueNC live-blog.
Says Mr. Mathews in an email to Blackwater Worldwide employees:
All:
There is a man named Marshall Adame who is running for congress in our district. He just put a quote online [...]
Dear Jacksonville Daily News:
Reminder: Please fix your RSS feeds.
Also, send Lindell Kay to public speaking classes. He let the Fox News douche Shepard Smith talk all over him on Studio B today.
Your Reader,
Thomas.
Dear Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown:
Please hire a public information officer. Your poor performance while speaking to national media has only strengthened the [...]