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Dear Mr. Robinson and Fellow Freepers, Moderating for FR may indeed be a "thankless" job, and in general I appreciate the job they've done over the years, but... In recent days I have been suspended twice -- once for posting to a certain well-known Freeper who has obviously been given preferential treatment by FR's Moderators; another for supposedly mentioning that same "elite" Freeper in posts to others. I'm not the only one this particular complaining Freeper has demanded he NOT be posted to -- though he often posts long rambling controversial rants and vanities about which he expects and savors...

I just want to ask for your prayers for FReeper F16Fighter who is attempting to go through a serious illness all alone. He is in a tremendous amount of pain and fear because it is a debilitating condition that has worsened over the past few months. He will be seeing a specialist next week but is not very optimistic. If his strident and opinionated posts have ever captured your attention...if his offbeat sense of humor has ever made you laugh...if his opposing views have ever made you angry...please lift him up in prayer. I ask God to bless him with...

Most of you know the drill. Get your first cup o' coffee and head on over to your PC or laptop. Maybe you wait until you get home from work and grab your favorite beverage. OR you log on at work in between... You fire up Free Republic. Check your messages and freepmails with your good buds. Then strap yourself in for the fireworks -- oh, I mean that in a good way. Then lock and load for threads on your favorite issues. Launch a few salvos. Have a few laughs. Commisserate. Vent. Love. Hate. Learn. (And learn humility --...

F-16 Fighter Fires At School In New Jersey Incident Happened On Training Mission LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. -- A National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a nighttime training mission Wednesday fired 25 rounds of ammunition that tore through an intermediate school. No one was injured. The military is investigating the incident that damaged Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School shortly after 11 p.m. Police were called to the area when a custodian heard what sounded like someone running across the roof of the school. The custodian was the only person in the school at the time. Police Chief Mark Siino...