by David Hudson | Jan 29, 2015 | Monitor
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff participate in an Armed Forces farewell in honor of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 28,...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Nov 17, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis I spent November 4 working as an election official at a precinct in a nearby Pueblo. The precinct is in Santa Fe County, about 20 miles north from the city of Santa Fe. I’d worked there before – in June for the primaries. At that time, the...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 9, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis For the past 25 years, the US government has honored its military veterans with a nationally broadcast special concert on the Mall the evening before Memorial Day. This year’s concert was – as in years past – a special tribute to those...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 19, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeRemember the “takers” and “makers” flap that fatally wounded Mitt Romney when he sought the presidency in 2012?Takers and Makers Romney, addressing a controlled-admission audience of his well off supporters, was explaining that lazy “takers” are...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Apr 28, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis It doesn’t seem all that long ago that the streets and parking lots of Albuquerque were festooned with cars flying miniature American flags and the Bush 43 administration had been awarded an astronomical approval rating by Americans who supported...