Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 9:25 am by Dillon MacRae
For most Americans, Veterans Day typically is pretty much business as usual. Those lucky enough to actually have today off from work most likely will use the extra time to carry out largely mundane everyday tasks. With winter weather fast approaching, many will use the day to shop for new clothes, or catch up on household chores or errands. Some will make travel reservations for the upcoming holidays. Sadly, precious few will give a scarce thought to the reason President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 — exactly one year after the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I — first proclaimed Nov. 11 as a day to honor the nation’s war veterans.
Posted Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 9:23 am by Dillon MacRae
Just in case things don’t go their respective way on Election Day, either Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama or his Republican opponents may have a promising future at Arthur Murray Dance Studios — if the well-crafted video manipulation here is any indication.
Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 2:48 pm by Dillon MacRae
Sen. John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin lately have begun offering a new refrain aimed at countering those who dare to question Palin’s readiness to serve as president, should the situation so require. It goes something like this: Those who question her readiness simply have never met her. Interesting argument, considering that Palin has never met Obama. Yet since the day she was tapped she has gone into full pit-bull mode in viciously attacking both his professional as well as personal qualifications. By her own logic, maybe she should just meet him and she would feel differently.
For most Americans, Veterans Day typically is pretty much business as usual. Those lucky enough to actually have today off from work most likely will use the extra time to carry out largely mundane everyday tasks. With winter weather fast approaching, many will use the day to shop for new clothes, or catch up on household chores or errands. Some will make travel reservations for the upcoming holidays. Sadly, precious few will give a scarce thought to the reason President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 — exactly one year after the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I — first proclaimed Nov. 11 as a day to honor the nation’s war veterans. 
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