Leave Unions and Union-based workers alone! Unions have been around for decades. Now in a poor attempt to solve the jobs and money crisis, they want to bust up one more thing that has worked well all along. That's just stupid!
There are plenty of jobs that do not require you to join a union. So if you don't want to pay union dues, don't go into a trade that is union-based. Leave the Unions alone!
Merry Christmas!
I wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR! If this offends you, I offer no apology. I am a Christian. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Our Savior, I am caught up in the emotions of this blessed time we, as Christians, celebrate.
I have many things to be very thankful for. So as Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus, I too, am caught up in all the Glory of the Season.
As a Christian, I am open-minded to the other holidays that are celebrated at, or near, this time. I am not offended if someone offers me a greeting of their religious or non-religious background. So if “Merry Christmas” from me offends you, that makes me more thankful that I am Christian!
…..and that’s my Christian opinion.
Merry Christmas!
-Pam
Family gatherings and Thanksgiving feasts make us feel all warm and fuzzy. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have this feeling. I am lucky enough to be on the warm and fuzzy list, so I have a lot to be thankful for. What about you?
Here are some of the things that I am thankful for:
Last but not least, I am thankful for my right to VOTE. In the next election, I can hopefully help keep Obama out of the White House and get some of the Bozos in the Capital Building voted out!!!!
Today is Veterans Day!
Veterans Day is to honor ALL veterans . . . both living and dead . . . the ones who served in wartime AND peacetime.
Those who have died or have been wounded since World War I is around 1.8 MILLION. I am truly grateful to our brave men and women of the military who have served, still serve, been wounded, or have made the ultimate sacrifice. If it weren't for them, we would not be able to honor them today! Cory Schalburg, I am proud of you and love you! Keep safe!
-Pam
Here are six interesting facts about Veterans Day you might not know.
#1.) There Are Over 22 Million War Veterans Living in the U.S. That's according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
It includes 1.7 million veterans from World War Two, 2.2 million from Korea, 7.3 million from Vietnam, 5 million from Afghanistan and Iraq, and 500,000 from the Persian Gulf War.
#2.) Veteran's Day Was Originally Called "Armistice Day." November 11th, 1919 was the first anniversary of the end of World War One.
And Armistice Day was originally supposed to honor veterans of THAT war. But now it extends to ALL veterans. Congress made it a national holiday in 1938, then renamed it Veterans Day in 1954.
#3.) "God Bless America" Debuted on the Radio for Veteran's Day in 1938. Irving Berlin wrote it in 1918, but it was another 20 years before he changed the lyrics and turned it into the version WE all know.
It actually debuted as part of an Armistice Day radio special on November 10th, the day BEFORE Veteran's Day.
#4.) The Official Symbol of Veterans Day is the Poppy. In 1918, a woman in Georgia named Moina Belle Michael read a John McCrae poem called "In Flanders Fields", and it inspired her to wear red poppies as a way of remembering.
The poem includes the line, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses row on row." (Flanders Fields is a World War One battleground and cemetery in Belgium.)
#5.) The Motto of the Department of Veterans Affairs Is a Quote from Abraham Lincoln. The motto is, "To care for him who shall have borne the battle." It's from the final paragraph of Lincoln's second inaugural address.
#6.) 71% of Veterans Voted in the 2008 Presidential Election. That's according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 63% of NON-veterans voted
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In recognition of Veterans Day, The National WWII Museum is asking citizens to visit this special website to thank the brave men and women in uniform who protect our freedom.
The site is part of a new social media campaign entitled “Thank You For My Freedom,” to send expressions of gratitude to veterans of all ages and conflicts. The campaign aims to send one million Americans to the site where they can watch a heartwarming video and offer their thanks and best wishes to veterans by posting a personal photo, video or written message.
For more information, visit www.nationalww2museum.org.
It's the event that changed our lives forever and we will never forget where we were when it happened.
We want to hear your stories about how you experienced September 11th. Share your stories as we pay tribute to the ones we lost, the first responders, and our military.
As we near the 10 year mark since September 11th, let's reflect on our experiences.
As for me, I was sitting in my office here at Midwest Communications when the program director came out of the studio and said there had been a terrible accident. A plane hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center. I jumped up from my desk and ran into the studio to watch the coverage on TV. I remember telling him there was no way that this was an accident. I don’t even remember there being any close calls before so I was sure this was no accident. Yet, he was sure I was wrong. I remember looking at the clock and hoping that those offices weren’t open yet.
Unfortunately as the events unfolded, I wasn’t wrong. It was no accident. The complete and utter disbelief was overwhelming. I also remember telling the small group that had gathered that this will definitely change our lives forever….and they all thought I was over-reacting!
What were you doing when our country was struck by the tragic events of 9/11?
I am so glad that the Superintendant of Vigo County Schools, Dan Tanoos, has forbidden school bus travel on I-70 while the road construction is going on. It's such a mess and there have already been so many accidents. With more areas under construction, we can assume the amount of accidents will, unfortunately, increase.
Thank you Dan Tanoos for thinking of all of our Vigo County students and doing what you can to keep them safe going to and from school. Parents and guardians have enough to worry about without the additional risk factor involved with such a dangerous area.
And that's my 'pinion!
Pam
Pam's Pinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of this station and Midwest Commuications, Inc.
The President of Goshen College, a Mennonite college in Northern Indiana, has decided to ban the playing and singing of The National Anthem at all of their events. In its place, the song of choice will be "America the Beautiful."
An AMERICAN COLLEGE in AMERICA?!? And I don’t care that it's a Mennonite college. They, along with any other institution that refuses to play AND sing The National Anthem is a DISGRACE to this great nation! I hate that a few have such a strong voice and change things at a whim!!!
Too violent, they say of our nation’s song. It describes the struggle of a young nation trying to form and break away from British control, and all the people who perished for us to become the great nation we are today. Good God, when are these types of people going to get their heads on straight and overcome this massive stupidity that has taken our nation by storm?
I bet they pass out rose-colored glasses when you enroll too!
And that's my good ol' American 'pinion!
-Pam
Pam's 'Pinions do not necesssarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of this station or Midwest Communications.
(AP)Nine new warning labels featuring graphic images that convey the dangers of smoking will be required by the Food and Drug Administration to be on U.S. cigarette packs by 2012. Other images include a man with a tracheotomy smoking and a mother holding a baby with smoke swirling around them. The labels will include phrases like "Smoking can kill you" and "Cigarettes cause cancer."
The labels, which the FDA released Tuesday, are a part of the most significant change to U.S. cigarette packs in 25 years. They're aimed at curbing tobacco use, which is responsible for about 443,000 deaths in the U.S. a year.
The labels will take up the top half - both front and back - of a pack of cigarettes and each will include a national quit smoking hotline number. Warning labels also must appear in advertisements and constitute 20 percent of an ad. Cigarette makers have until the fall of 2012 to comply.
The World Health Organization said in a survey done in countries with graphic warning labels that a majority of smokers noticed the warnings and more than 25 percent said the warnings led them to consider quitting.
Dear FDA-
Do you really think this is going to get a majority of people to stop smoking? I don't think so. Graphic pictures may make people ill when they look at them, but I think it will just increase the sales of cigarette cases and shirts with pockets to hide them. I believe this is another bad attempt from the FDA to get people to quit smoking.
I hear the second hand smoke argument all the time. I think we should worry more about factory pollutants and radioactive fall-out from the nuclear disasters that can cause more harm in less time than being next to someone who smokes.
If someone wants to smoke, there's not much you can do to change their mind. It's like people with high cholesterol. You can't make them eat only low fat diets to try and stay healthy, they will eat what they want, regardless of the consequences.
Here's what the FDA should do...put graphic pictures of car wrecks on the windows of all new and used cars being sold to show what could happen when you don't pay attention when you are driving (talking on the phone, texting, scolding children, trying to eat, etc)
...and that's my 'pinion.
-Pam
What do you think of these graphic pictures the FDA is adding to cigarette packaging?
Alabama has passed a new, tougher, illigal immigration law that will take place September 1, 2011. They have close to 120,000 illegal immigrant in their state alone, working constriction, in chicken facilities and on farms.
I bet there are a lot of unemployed American Citizens who would be glad to work a contruction job, but can't get one because of the illegals aready employed, or any other job they can't get for the same reason. Pay them just like they do the illegals, and everyone would be better off!
....and that's my 'pinion!
I haven't read every detail of all the pros and cons of the issues regarding Chauncey Rose Middle School, but of course I have an opinion.
I think it is probably time for Chauncy Rose to close its doors. As sad as it is to see this happen, there comes a time for all things to come to an end. The sad part of this whole situation is that the way things are now, econimics is the ruler in which we have to measure most major events.
Purse strings are becoming ever-so-tight and it is really hitting our school corporation hard. As sad as it may be to see a good school close it's doors, you have to look at it as a new and exciting chapter opening for your children.
The hard part is that friends may end up at different middle schools, but they won't have to lose contact with each other with cell phones, e-mail, facebook, twitter and the like! I'm sure it will be harder for the parents than it will be the kids!
Hopefully, all of the teachers will be placed at the various middle schools and no jobs will be lost. After all, when schools gain children, increasing thier enrollment, the teachers should follow to keep class sizes at the normal level.
...and that's my 'pinion
I am relieved that "our" man Mitch decided not to throw his hat into the ring of Presidential hopefuls. It's not that I think he would have been able to gather enough votes to be selected as the Republican Presidential Candidate, but in the minute chance that he would get it, the Republican Party, in my opinion, would have the worst possible person to try and get elected to run this great nation! He is one of those that thinks HIS way is the ONLY way, and has no feel for what the people in our great state want, let alone hearing the cries of the whole nation, sounds familiar, don't you think?
Is there a candidate out there that is truly for our great nation and our great people who help make our nation proud and strong? Is there a candidate out there that will listen to the needs of the many, and quite catering to the few?
Well, this remains to be seen. We can only hope for the best with the upcoming 2012 election. Too bad we haven't closed our borders and sent home all of those who are still in our country illegally. I'm sure if only AMERICAN CITIZENS voted, things would have been a lot different in 2008.
...and that's my opinion.
