Scoop’s Views

The late General Douglas MacArthur was once quoted as saying, “No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.” That’s a concept that many today have forgotten, often in lieu of protesting or other self-serving goals, such as passing on military service, attending law school, and later in life, seeking office of President of the United States.

As many around the country prepare for today for a long weekend, it seems a lot of people have forgotten what this particular holiday weekend is centered around Memorial Day. It’s a traditional day of remembrance of those military men and women who selflessly laid down their lives in order that those of us, here at home, may continuing living in freedom, mostly peacefully, and without a dictatorship or junta as the controlling party of the nation.

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While listening to the the Senate hearings last week on the conflict in Iraq, I became sick to my stomach by the way the politicians were demanding clear cut answers, but also by comments that were made.

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There’s a story out of Canada that has me cringing — not for myself, but for the women of the world whom I admire: those with big breasts. The scary thing though, is that women who wear a D cup were three times more likely than women who wear a B or C cup, of actually developing diabetes in later life.

A report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says a Canadian study shows younger women with big breasts run a 68 percent greater chance of acquiring diabetes by middle age than their smaller-breasted peers.

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