
By Robert F. Turner
Many reading this probably don’t know it, but at 1 pm Monday afternoon, the Pentagon will host a “Welcome home” ceremony for Vietnam War veterans at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall. If it comes off, it will be a good thing. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Nancy Sinatra
For many years following my USO tour, I was looking for some way to continue to help our troops and veterans, and I needed to share with someone the profound feelings I came away with after seeing war firsthand. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Ted Nugent - The Washington Times
Freedom isn’t free. Never has been, never will be. Very special warriors have provided freedom at supreme sacrifice since time immemorial. Good people will never forget, and we celebrate Memorial Day with a hard-charging spirit in appreciation for hard-charging warriors. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By James S. Robbins - The Washington Times
Have you ever personally thanked Vietnam veterans for their service and sacrifice? Now is your chance. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
Americans choose to take to the roads for va- cations and to visit friends and family on Memorial Day. Often, they’ll bring their firearms with them for sport or personal protection, and it’s perfectly legal under federal law. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Today is the day we put aside to remember fallen heroes and to pray that no heroes will ever have to die for us again. It’s a day of thanks for the valor of others, a day to remember the splendor of America and those of her children who rest in this cemetery and others. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Lynda Davis
Memorial Day is the solemn occasion on which we respectfully remember those in uniform who have given their lives in service to our country. I can think of no better way to honor their memory than by recognizing and supporting the family members for whom they will forever be irreplaceable and those who served alongside them. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times
When reality bites, you can either try to change reality or create your own. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Jonah Goldberg
Jack Andraka, a 15-year-old from Maryland, just won the world’s largest high school science competition by creating a new test for pancreatic cancer, one of the nastiest and most lethal forms of the disease. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

By Robert L. Woodson, Sr.
For decades, it was presumed that having blacks in positions of political leadership on the local, state and national levels would serve as a safeguard to preserve the victories of the civil rights movement and ensure that the people on whose behalf those battles had been fought could benefit from the new opportunities that those victories afforded. Published May 24, 2012 Comments

By James A. Bacon
Desmond Hatchett, of Knoxville, Tenn., has petitioned the state of Tennessee for relief of his child-support obligations. It seems that the 33-year-old minimum-wage earner has to divide 50 percent of his earnings with the 11 women with whom he has fathered 30 children. Published May 24, 2012 Comments

By Donald Lambro and Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
President Obama isn’t doing so well in some of his party primaries where a surprisingly large number of Democrats are giving him the thumbs down. Published May 24, 2012 Comments
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Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy has signed a bill expanding the off-premise sale of beer, wine and liquor on Sundays. Like Indiana, Connecticut previously only allowed carry-out sales of wine at wineries and beer at small breweries on Sundays. Published May 25, 2012
By - The Washington Times
Drawing political lines for gaining and/or keeping power for partisan purposes has been a part of this Republic since anti-Federalist Patrick Henry attempted to keep Federalist James Madison from representing the people of Virginia in the Congress in 1789. Published May 25, 2012
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Things have spun out of control in the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case in Sanford, Fla. ("Zimmerman's account of killing corroborated," Web, Thursday). Published May 25, 2012
By Jonah Goldberg - The Washington Times
JONAH GOLDBERG For release 5/25/12 (NOTICE: For retransmission or other content delivery inquiries, please contact TMS Customer Service, 1-800-346-8798, tmscustomerservicetribune.com.) (PHOTO: One headshot accompanies this column. FILE NAME: 20101014hdjgo-a.jpg;) Big business gets the Hollywood treatment Published May 25, 2012
By - The Washington Times
I have just seen Barack Obama's latest spike-the-football political ad over the death of Osama bin Laden. What a joke. Published May 25, 2012
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I am a pro-choice non-Catholic but even I applaud the Catholic plaintiffs who have filed 12 federal lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administration's birth-control mandate ("Inside the Beltway: Lawsuit, what lawsuit?" Web, Tuesday). Published May 25, 2012
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In his recent op-ed Alex Nowrasteh argues that we should increase our legal immigration system and grant amnesty to illegal immigrants in order to bolster our sluggish economy ("Free markets require increased legal immigration," Wednesday). There is a consensus among nonpartisan economists that low-skilled immigrants, both legal and illegal, are a fiscal drain on taxpayers. Published May 25, 2012
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The rhetoric for passage of a high-seas treaty isn't supported by the facts as demonstrated by our foreign policy during the Obama administration or past progressive administrations. Published May 25, 2012
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I agree with everything professor Karen L. Bune writes in her letter, with one important exception ("Zimmerman trial outrage," Wednesday). Published May 25, 2012
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When the infamous Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, was released on "compassionate grounds" by the justice-blind Scots in August 2009, the world was told he was "near death." Well, he has only now passed away, nearly three years later ("Convicted Lockerbie bomber buried in Libya," Web, Monday). Published May 25, 2012
By Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Between secret deals with Russia to weaken our missile defense, the relaxation of conditions on military aid to Egypt, and the granting of visas to the progeny of a dictatorial Cuban regime - just to name a few troubling actions - the current administration's flippant attitude toward America's sovereignty and its role on the world stage is a major cause for concern. Published May 24, 2012
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