It is unlawful and unconstitutional to use US troops on American soil.
So says the Constitution, but that hasn’t stopped the government from creating a paramilitary force using local police and state law enforcement agencies, some would argue. By providing small towns with federal grants to purchase the same gear and assault armor used in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Mayberry’s of America are ready for a fight in Fallujah. Continue reading
Many of us have suspected that the use of chemicals, growth hormones, GMO’s, and other man-made changes to our food is contributing to what has become an epidemic of children diagnosed with autism, or development delays.
It would appear that one study is providing more evidence in proving those suspicions. Exposure to several common agricultural pesticides during pregnancy increases the risk of developmental delays and autism in children by two-thirds, this new study found. While the researchers did not say pesticides are the cause of autism, a direct link is plausible. Continue reading
Back on April 18th you read about the vegetable garden I started this year. There was a brief spell of warm weather and I took advantage of it to put in some young plants and seeds. I also tried a different garden plan, using mounds, rather than flat ground. I had a mixed bag of success by starting early and by using the mound method. Continue reading
Local municipalities are passing resolutions that urge state representatives to support the use of radar by local police forces, reports WFMZ.com. Currently, only state police are authorized to use radar guns to time motorists speed and that arrangement has worked for generations.
Now, with local governments seeing red in their budgets they think radar will help them see more green, with increased revenue through an increase in the number of speeding tickets their officers can issue more easily. Continue reading
The rapidity with which the South Vietnamese position collapsed in 1975 was surprising to most American and South Vietnamese observers, and probably to the North Vietnamese and their allies as well. For instance, a memo prepared by the CIA and U.S. Army Intelligence and published on March 5 indicated that the South Vietnam could hold through the current dry season, i.e., at least until 1976.
Once the Americans removed themselves from the battlefield it took less than 2 months for North Vietnam forces to take Saigon. Continue reading
