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<p>AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Public health interests prevailed over warnings that personal freedoms are being eroded as the Maine House gave its final approval to a bill to ban smoking in bars and taverns.</p> <p>Representatives' 95-47 enactment vote sent the measure to the Senate and put Maine a step closer to joining California and Delaware in imposing statewide bans on smoking in bars. New York's ban starts in July, and Connecticut's newly enacted ban on smoking in bars takes effect next April.</p>

Hi folks! On March 5, I fell at my apartment and tore my rotator cuff in my right shoulder. The landlord never extended the awning over the steps and we had freezing rain overnight, and when I stepped out the door I could not stop in time and went down a flight of stairs, 4 steps. I tried to go through therapy and a cortizone shot, but the doctor felt there was zero progress, and tomorrow I am slated for surgery about 11AM or so EST.

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

                                            Welcome to The USO Canteen FReeper Style   For Today's Spiritual Journey, the USO Canteen rides with:Rolling Thunder®Click the banner to visit the Rolling Thunder® National Chapter 1 Website MISSION STATEMENT: The major function of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is to publicize the POW-MIA issue, educate the public that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all past wars, and help correct the past and protect current and future veterans from being left behind should they...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!        What's Freestyle Saturday? Absolutely anything goes music wise. Any kind of music will be played on Freestyle Saturday! If you have any requests, please freepmail Bethbg79 or MoJo2001. If you can't FReep Mail, please feel free to email requests4me@hotmail. (Don't tell Mr.Tonkin we've taken over the DJ duties!)   Saturday Nights with Mr.Tonkin will return next week. While Mr.Tonkin takes a little "vacation"...

Classes for men at our local Learning Center for Adults: Note: Due to the complexity and difficulty level of their contents, each course will accept a maximum of 8 participants each. Topic 1 - How to fill up the ice cube trays. Step by step, with slide presentation. Topic 2 - The toilet paper roll: Do rolls grow on the holders? Round table discussion. Topic 3 - Is it possible to urinate using the technique of lifting the seat up and avoiding the floor/walls and nearby bathtub? Group practice. Topic 4 - Fundamental differences between the laundry hamper and the...

I have received an e-mail from a former co-worker, telling me that another former co-worker was hauled away in handcuffs by 'The Department Of Homeland Security'

WASHINGTON: On a recent April afternoon in Silicon Valley, moments after he was told he had been laid off from his computer programming job at a Bank of America training centre, Kevin Flanagan stepped into the parking lot and shot himself dead. Some of America's technology workers, who like Flanagan have also had to collect pink slips over the last several months, think they know why Flanagan took his life: Bank of America not only outsourced his job to India, but forced him to train Indian workers to do the job he had to give up. In the weeks since...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...Thank the Veterans who served inThe United States Armed Forces.   Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom?Support The United States Armed Forces Today!   Ready to be beamed aboard ? Prepare to be assimilated!...Star Trek?....Sevenofnine?.....space ships!......the next generation?............all the movies?......KLINGONS!.....phasers on STUN!.........Tribbles?......Deep Space Nine....Mr. Spock?......BORG!....Bird of Prey!...VoyagerWelcome to StarShip RUN-A-MUK! Your Starfleet CaptainTOMKOW6click to hear my "voices" CAMP...the FINAL Frontier   StarShip Run-A-Muk's One Day Mission:  To BOLDLY go & provide Mirth, Merriment...and FUN FOR OUR TROOPS!!Kick back! Relax! Tell a joke or two! Have a brew !The BAR is OPEN!  We've got Eye candy...Mind candy...and  Chicken...

A sniper has opened fire on officers in the city of Glendale, Ca.....Glendale PD and Burbank PD have responded swat teams...the suspect has been shooting at officers.... near the streets of Sonora and Garden.... one officer is pinned by suspect 482.1375 Glendale tac

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

WFTD's Memorial Day BBQ Today, we are not having a WFTD. Instead, we are going to have a BBQ. Music, food, beer, and fun. :-) So, relax, enjoy yourselves, because tomorrow there will be a pop quiz.

NEVER FORGETFREEDOM IS NOT FREE More than one million Americans have paid for our freedom with their lives.What type of American is willing to give all if Providence so chooses?A Reminder... WWI WWII Korea Vietnam U.S. Marine Corp Barracks-Beirut Persian Gulf War Somalia KFOR USS COLE Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines Operation Iraqi Freedom B E S T I L L TO THESE WE OWE THE HIGH RESOLVE THAT THE CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY DIED SHALL LIVE. AMAZING GRACE RM..........MP3 Clic for high resolution The World War I Somme American Cemetery - France This fourteen...

"WELCOME HOME"By themselves....they are powerful words. Conjuring up images of family....of your mother and father....sisters and brothers....of being away for a long time...and having them so glad that you're back.Together.......the words can be so powerful that they can actually heal.===========================I enlisted in the United States Army when I was 17.I had already graduated High school....and had been taught from the time that I was born that each of us has a duty.A duty to serve and protect our Nation....which in reality is serving and protecting our families...and our way of life.Because of my Religious Beliefs..(and because I was 17...and Positive...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...