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    To quote the author ... sigh

    I remember how thrilled my daughter was when she received her acceptance letter to NU. She couldn't throw a football or dunk a basketball so it never occurred to her to turn down NU for a lesser school. All she got out of her NU degree was a terrific collegiate experience and education which she...
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    Remembering those who served and those who gave the "Ultimate Sacrifice" this Memorial Day Weekend

    Last summer I visited Omaha beach in Normandy. Visiting the cemetery that sits just above the beach where so many young and valiant American boys (and let's not forget that many of them were boys) are buried was one of the most moving days of my life. To think how much of life they missed out on...