Military Members and Veterans

We salute our veterans on this Veteran's Day 2015! NO greater service than theirs. Be sure and take advantage of the many discounts and freebies from businesses. Virtually every name brand chain, and small coffee shops, will be offering free or reduced meals to our military. Take advantage of it! You deserve these small tokens of appreciation. And did you know that when a veteran or military member is served by these establishments, that they get great satisfaction out of doing this for you? There are way too many to list. Go to the business' website to find out what they offer. Here is one website that lists some: http://themilitarywallet.com/veterans-day-free-meals-and-discounts/ The National Forest Service is waiving all parking fees today as well.

Nobody really knows, we suppose, if Ben Carson was offered an appointment to West Point 45+ years ago. If he was, he made a choice to not go. But the newsmedia is too concerned about semantics. Carson claims he got a "full ride," and there are some media fools who want to nick him on what is really just words. We have no idea what you would call going to West Point, or any service academy for that matter, other than paid in full. No out of pocket expenses other than what might not be paid for. But certainly they are provided with all they really need, extra expenses not withstanding. So what do you call it? Full ride? Free? Appointment? Who cares! To us it all means the same. Sure, some of you are saying, well, the students pay with time in service. Sure they do. But there are numerous ways out of it. Sometimes you pay back, sometimes you don't. What would you call a DI football scholarship? Full ride? Of course....what else? And yet, those players certainly pay wit...