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Mayor Alvin Brown: We need military aircraft built here Jacksonville has a long history of supporting the military and its national security role. Jacksonville is a city of nearly a million people where one of every four residents is either on active duty, is serving in the reserves, or is a proud veteran. We are honored to host a military/veteran population of nearly 250,000 people in the Jacksonville community. From the start, my administration has made military issues a top priority. When the United States Air Force announced its selection of the A-29 Super Tucano for its Light Air Support...

Is Hawker Beechcraft an American company? By Stephen Trimble Loren Thompson argues in a blog last week there are two competitors for the US Air Force contract for a light attack armed reconnaissance (LAAR) aircraft: "An American plane made by Hawker Beechcraft designated the AT-6, and a Brazilian plane made by Embraer designated the EMB-314." This is a bad thing, according to Thompson. "The fact the Air Force is even entertaining a bid from Brazil tells us that this Pentagon is out of touch with economic realities." I won't argue with his conclusion, but the facts need a little clarity....

The Passing of a Generation 4/30/11 A Perspective on the Evolving Global Marketplace by Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird American Labor Unions are in a self inflicted “Hurt Locker.” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/).With the actuarial tables taking the sad but inevitable final toll on the men and women identified as “The Greatest Generation,” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Generation) a significant demographic shift has occurred. With the decline of the American industrial base and the rise of public sector unions a significant force in American politics has shifted focus. There was an old saying that with their solid pro-military conservative principles union members would vote their “American Legion...