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A LETTER TO JOHN KERRY Yesterday John Kerry said, "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well, and if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq" So I wrote him a letter: I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour in which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and Spanish and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a Bachelors and an Associates Degree...

Can anyone tell me how to change your screen name?

Prayers are requested for a dear friend of my daughter's, Carolyn, has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

If you are going to the Sean Hannity Freedom Concert on July 8, sign in here.

Price Of Iraqi Freedom Is Very High; Marine Paralyzed In Iraq

A co-worker's son has been diagnosed with two malignant brian tumors. He is a bright, hard-working young man in his early 30's, who got his PhD while still in his 20s. When I asked his mother this morning how James was doing she said they are waiting to see what can be done and all we can do now is pray.

HILLARY CLINTON BOOK PAST DUE, PUBLISHER'S ANGST OVER NO MANUSCRIPT, NO TITLE; SENATOR TOOK LARGEST ADVANCE IN HISTORY Executives at publishing powerhouse SIMON AND SCHUSTER are dismayed over Hillary Clinton's failure to turn in a completed manuscript for her book, due out in August, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. The senator of the Empire State has already received a $2.85 million cash advance on her memoirs, from a total deal valued at more than $8 million. MORE "We must be off to the printer next month, but the manuscript isn't in yet!" said one SIMON AND SCHUSTER source last week....

Does anyone know where I can get a service banner--the one with a red border and the blue star in the middle denoting you have someone in the service?

--We got a card in the mail today inviting us to join the organizers on May 18th at the War Memorial building in Trenton, NJ, for an evening with William Jefferson Clinton. This is being called a Greenwood House Gala honoring the Siegel Family. Greenwood House is the home for the Jewish Aged in Trenton.

I know this might be taboo on this forum, but since this is a milestone birthday, I wanted a little acknowledgement. With one daughter getting divorced and the other one waiting to find out if, where and when her husband might be deployed, we didn't plan a party. So, I want to have a party on-line. If that's OK with JimRob!!

Does anyone know anything about the organization called Earth Save? We have a couple of students who want to do a one day activiity pertaining to this organization (give up a hamburger for a day?) and I want to find some things for them to read negating their theories. Help!!

Prayers are needed for my friend's son who just had brain surgery.

I have to get a new computer and I am sooooooo confused.

Garden State Grippe [Re: Sen. Robert Torricelli] News/Current Events Editorial Editorial Source: New York Times Published: Friday, April 27, 2001 Author: GAIL COLLINS Posted on 04/27/2001 01:40:09 PDT by JohnHuang2 enator Robert Torricelli of New Jersey got free air transportation from a supporter during his last campaign. The question of whether this was an illegal contribution is complicated. But it doesn't really matter. What sticks in the mind is that this is a guy who required a chartered plane for a 50-mile trip, a pol who found it beneath his dignity to ride in a van from Englewood to Princeton....

Hollywood couple oppose Bush war on Iraq Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon have voiced their opposition to US plans for a war on Iraq. They spoke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe about their roles in a play about the September 11 attacks. Sarandon said that she didn't think a military expansion of violence was the solution. She said: "First you have to ask the right questions and we haven't formed the right questions on what's going on in the world right now. "No, I don't think I would want to go to war against Iraq." The actress said one of...

ORIGINALLY POSTED 2/17/2000 Your prayers are needed for a 30 year old breast cancer victim Miscellaneous Posted on 02/17/2000 17:58:06 PST by Betteboop I believe in the power of prayer and that Freepers are the best when it comes to helping. My friend's 30 year old daughter, a wife and mother, has breast cancer. She just finished her chemo (with Taxol) and when they gave her a mammogram to determine how to start her Radiation, they found an additional "spot." It could be a calcification or a new cancer in a gland, or some of the old cancer. She will...

A recently-completed mural at Hightstown High School has drawn the attention of resident David Abalos, an advocate for the school district's English as a second language program. The halls of Hightstown High School are more colorful thanks to a new mural completed this week by art teacher Bill Plank. But not colorful enough for East Windsor resident David Abalos, a Princeton professor of sociology. The mural, "A Walk Through Time," which depicts a cultural and art historical timeline from prehistoric cave drawings through Michelangelo and The Beatles, has sparked a mini-controversy over its European-dominated imagery. "The mural attempts to look...

Teen Kills 17, Self at German School Fri Apr 26, 1:31 PM ET By JOCHEN WIESIGEL, Associated Press Writer

I'm calling on my fellow freepers again to pray. My boss was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and has had one round of chemotherapy two weeks ago, for four days. Since then he has not been doing well. He has been feeling lousy, has the hiccups (from the meds, I understand) and today he came to work, even though he was having trouble breathing. The chemo should have been through his system by now so there is something wrong. He is only 47 years old and has a 7 year old son. He is too young to have this disease...I understand ...

I work in a high school and every February, for Black History Month, we add a factoid or piece of information to our daily announcements regarding famous people or events. I am looking for some interesting information to get away from the usual ones that are given to me.