Albert & Louisa Adermann and family, great uncle to the lovely wife.Young man is probably Ardele SkariRay, North DakotaTwo of these girls later died of TB within a couple years of each other. The third girl was an old maid, marrying when she was in her forties, possibly to the young man in the photo, [...]
Sep 29th, 2006
John Hawkins has a series of direct quotes from books authored by the Democratic candidate for Senate from Virginia, James Webb. They are vulger, offensive and porn0graphic.
DoD
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1st Lt. James N. Lyons, 28, of Rochester, N.Y., died on Sept. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his mounted patrol came in contact with [...]
Sep 28th, 2006
I’m just a little curious about the problems being reported at the Baghdad Police College.
The Star
Russia handed over to China a destroyer equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry on Thursday, finalising a $1.5 billion deal analysts say boosts Beijing’s clout in its stand-off with Taiwan.
“The handover act was signed today, and a Chinese flag was hoisted on the ship,” a Russian defence industry source told Reuters, requesting anonymity.
The warship [...]
Can’t Anyone in Louisiana Run a State?
Sep 30th, 2006
I was sceptical a few weeks ago when I wrote about the vast sums of money that the Feds were giving to Gulf Coast homeowners.
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