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A night of yellow ribbons and red-white-and-blue patriotism
Matt Maupin
At the door they handed out rubber wrist bands that said, “Let Us Never Forget.” That, in a few words, was all that really needed to be said at the Yellow Ribbon Scholarship Fundraiser last night at the Oasis in Loveland.
Of course, there was more to say. The Maupins were there, honoring their son Matt, whose capture and MIA status captivated Cincinnati and broke our hearts for...
The one-punch theory of Obama’s Vietnam-istan
Obama, 18 months, vs. Afghanistan, 18 decades
Barack Obama must have been one of those kids in grade school who never tore his pants in a knock-down, roll-around, playground brawl. Otherwise he would know that the one-punch theory is mostly a myth.
“First punch wins the fight,” is the way it goes. But it doesn’t usually go that well. For one thing, the first punch can miss. Second,...
