Sunday, June 29, 2025

Decades-Old Congressional Authorizations To Presidents For Carte Blanche War-Making Are Ticking Time Bombs

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  PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE "THE HILL" By Jim Jones - Vietnam Combat Veteran, Idaho Attorney General (1983-1991) and 12 Year...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

‘Connecting The Dots’ In the Military And Veterans Health Care Records Systems Maze

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By Ken Larson I am a Vietnam Veteran and former federal contracts manager, who has been in the VA Health Care System for 19 years.  History...
Sunday, June 22, 2025

Costs Of US Wars Linger For More Than 100 Years

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      Benefits To Veterans And Their Families Continue  Long After Conflicts Are Over . AP News: "If history is any judge, the U.S...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

A Solid Example Of A Bridge To The Future For The Common Good

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On August 1 st , 2007, I was having dinner in a restaurant next to the Highway 61 Bridge in Hastings, Minnesota with a retired businessman, ...
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Friday, June 06, 2025

What Happens To Our U.S. Political Leaders?

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  Left to right and top to bottom above: Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Colin Powell , Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter and Gener...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

The Vietnam War Echos In Warfare And Politics Today

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  By Ken Larson My comrades and I who served in the Vietnam War were reminded of that period when reading the words of our leaders in the W...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Memorial Day 2025 - Remembering Two Of Hastings, Minnesota’s Unforgettable Veterans

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Vietnam Veteran Gordon Schmidt I often met Gordy Schmidt at Lake Rebecca in Hastings on one of his many long walks. I would fish and he wo...
Sunday, May 18, 2025

Communicative Negotiation - The Only Way Forward For Our Planet In Conflict

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  There is only one way forward in developing a mutual understanding of our respective values and cultures in lieu of fighting wars. We must...