Where were you when Kennedy was shot?

By Tom Quiner It was cold and wet outside. I was excited about the imminent Thanksgiving holiday. But first, one more day of school. I was in fifth grade at Perkins Elementary School in an era when kids still went home for lunch. I raced home with my younger sister for my usual peanut butter…

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Liberal icons with conservative ideals: John Kennedy on the 2nd Amendment

  JOHN F. KENNEDY:  “Although it is extremely unlikely that the fears of governmental tyranny which gave rise to the Second Amendment will ever be a major danger to our nation, the Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense…

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