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May 2 In History: Half of Yuma Island and part of Indian Hill in Imperial County to be given to Arizona?
>> 50 Years Ago — SACRAMENTO — “The Assembly Committee on Interstate Cooperation, in recommending that half of Yuma Island and part of Indian Hill in Imperial County be given to Arizona, has placed political expediency over principle,&...Tags: California Interscholastic Federation, Ethics, High School Sports, Values
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A Reader¿Writes: Policy gives BUHS board a hollow victory
A hollow victory was won (Wednesday) night for the people of Brawley who think Capt. Scott Pace’s name should be placed on the floor of the “old gym” at Brawley Union High School in memory of his dying in Afghanistan on June 6, 2012....Tags: Judges, Afghanistan, Justice System, Human Interest, Politics
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GUEST COLUMN: We should not forget Capt. Scott Pace
Special to this NewspaperIt’s become a tradition at Brawley Union High football games over the years to have halftime at each home game feature an activity such as homecoming or a group like the Pop Warner players, coaches and cheerleaders. It’s become a tradition...Tags: Basketball, Sports, Health and Safety at School
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Viewpoint: Favorite quotes on the tips of their tongues
It has been fun gathering favorite sayings and quotes from people. Some had them on the tips of their tongues, others had to ponder a bit. “Freedom is not free,” is the favorite quote of Suzanne, widow of a soldier who died in Vietnam, and...
Tags: Brad Paisley, Germany, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sweden, 2016 Olympic Games
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INKED! Jogging a memory in time for Memorial Day
When I was a kid I was fascinated by the lump in the middle of my grandfather’s back. It was a bullet wound from World War II, he would say. But it wasn’t. He had never seen any combat, as far as I know. But it’s troubling today...
Tags: Holidays, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953), Veterans Day
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Voice: No respect for veterans, others in Imperial cemetery
There is a large group of veterans that are not receiving their due respect. These veterans are buried at Memory Garden Cemetery on Highway 86. There are approximately 59 veterans buried in this desolate place. These veterans served in the Spanish-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Spanish-American War, World War II (1939-1945)
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Viewpoint: Flags flew high for Memorial Day
I’m writing this just after having returned from a moving Memorial Day service at Evergreen Cemetery on Monday. There was a good turnout to honor those who fought in the wars from World War I to the Iraq War. It was an uncommonly beautiful day,...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Holidays, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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A Reader Writes: My View: Lest we forget
Every holiday we celebrate was granted to us in order to observe the importance of some occurrence or belief that our country holds to be sacred or important. Three of our holidays are set aside specifically for the remembrance of the young men and...Tags: Holidays, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Issues
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Our View: Veterans deserve more than a day of honor, praise
Somber ceremonies throughout the land today will honor those brave citizens who have answered the call of duty and served their country selflessly in past and present theaters of war. We here at the Imperial Valley Press would like to extend our sincerest...Tags: Human Interest, Armistice Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Day
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Valley veterans honor veterans at Sunset Retreat
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIMPERIAL — A nearly ear-shattering bang rocked the area as cannons lit up the skies Friday at Pioneers Museum. But the stark silence afterward was what Bob Hayes with the Imperial County Living History Association Battery Unit was hoping to get...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Air Force, Veterans Day
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Today in history
Today is Monday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2011. There are 334 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1961, NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from...Tags: Samuel A. Alito, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justin Timberlake, Ernie Banks, Kelly Lynch
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My View: Some people will refuse to obey
The Scottish philosopher Thomas Hobbes argued that people voluntarily hand over their natural liberty to a strong government to avoid a constant battle between unconstrained human appetites. Without the power of force to restrain us, he’d say, we&...Tags: Road Transportation, Wars and Interventions, Philosophy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Metal and Mineral
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