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With my epic eight-year journey, albeit with two interruptions due to the Iraq War, to achieve a bachelor’s degree coming to a close, I thought it best to reflect on some of my experiences in college and to pass along some of this knowledge to those young minds still in pursuit of higher education. •This is going to sound cliché, ... Read More »

A veteran kills themselves every 80 minutes in this country; that is 18 veterans a day. About half of veterans say they suffer from Post Traumatic Stress, with three in four saying they suffer flashbacks and nightmares. I personally know guys I served with who fear going to sleep because the nightmares are that bad. Veterans have an unemployment rate ... Read More »

Last week featured two resounding victories for President Obama’s foreign policy that left Republicans hopelessly trying to spin these victories into defeats. In fact, if Obama were a Republican, then they would have been calling for statues and an addition to the side of Mount Rushmore in light of his foreign policy success during his first term. Muammar Qaddafi’s death ... Read More »

The widespread anger and rage that the public should have been feeling for years has finally taken shape in the Occupy Wall Street movement. While it may be a little late, I am delighted it is happening and hope that tangible results are seen, rather than the movement dying out like I fear. While some presidential candidates like Herman Cain ... Read More »