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The United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble by the Obama administration that paved the way for the historic deal sealed early Sunday in Geneva aimed at slowing Tehran's nuclear program, The Associated Press has learned.



America and Israel conspire to silence this troublesome voice in the wilderness, to quell and to put out these fires which burn and trouble the world for them. Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister has done this, so the stage is set. You can be sure of a confrontation and an escalation of confrontation between these two houses that battle at war.



This country, Iran, has been a hammer. It has been a tool to humble and humiliate proud and haughty America. But this tool is not enough to balance things, and as has been written by the journalists, Iran knows it shall be targeted, as Iraq was targeted and as Libya was targeted.

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Black Friday?



Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. There are two popular theories as to why the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday.



One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday.



The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits prior to Christmas. Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day.



Just like so many of our other holidays, the true purpose behind having a holiday called "Thanksgiving" is being totally obliterated by a tsunami of greed. Meanwhile, more Americans than ever are living in poverty this year and very few people even seem to notice. However, perhaps we should all take time this week to remember the tens of millions of Americans that are going to be deeply suffering this winter. They keep telling us that "the recession is over" and yet poverty continues to spread like an out of control plague. But for most Americans life is still relatively "normal", and so the horrible suffering going on out there doesn't really affect them.

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by Leeta-Rose Ballester Nov 24, 2013 7:11 pm Tags: food drive, KSJS, low income, Santa Clara County, Second Harvest Food Bank, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, toy drive, UPD







Members of the SJSU community are collecting donations for those in need as the days grow shorter and winter holidays draw nearer.



90.5 KSJS radio is collecting food donations for the Second Harvest Food Bank for its ninth year,  Ramon Johnson said, an alumni and long-time host for the station.



"Year to year we've done pretty well," Johnson said. "We have the ability, being a radio station, to communicate to the community. Even if they don't participate in our food drive we hope to encourage them to participate in some other food drive.?"



Johnson said KSJS hopes to serve as an example, and he takes the food drive to heart on a very personal level.



"For me this is important," he said. "I know what it's like to be low income and I know what it?'s like to be homeless. I know how much these donations mean to people."



The most important part of holiday drives, Johnson said, is ?being there? and reaching out to others.



"There's so many children in our community, even though we're considered a wealthy community, that go to bed hungry," he said. "You can really make a difference in a family's life. Imagine what it's like to be a parent and not know where your next meal is coming from for your family."



Johnson said collection barrels are located in Hugh Gillis Hall and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.



Caitlin Kerk, Second Harvest?'s media representative, said the organization raises half of its annual revenue during the holiday season.



"That?'s when people are thinking about food, the hungry and other people,"Kerk said. "Every little bit helps.?"



Serving both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, Kerk said Second Harvest provides food to more than 250,000 people each month—one in 10 people in these counties.



"Even people that are working cannot meet their basic needs," she said. "The cost of living is so high."



Kerk said donations are trickling in to meet the organization?s goal of two million pounds of food and 12,000 turkeys.



"Second Harvest operates thanks to the generosity of the community," she said. "Any contributions we get will help us do that. We appreciate the help of San Jose State."



The University Police Department is holding it's 22nd annual toy drive and Sgt. John Laws said many of the toys and grocery store gift cards that are collected will be distributed close to home.



"One of the underserved groups that we have are our own students and staff," Laws said. "We do try to reach out to the students, but many don't notice that this is appropriate to them too."



Laws said in addition to reaching out to Counseling Services, the employee support from Human Resources and the Accessible Education Center, the UPD also connects with Lowell Elementary School and often has repeat families who look forward to the annual event.



"We have a route with a truck and a Santa that goes down Fourth Street, and Fifth Street and Sixth Street, delivering to homes in the neighborhood,"? Laws said. "For those that don't live on the route, we have an operation set up here in the parking garage."



The UPD provided toys and gift cards to about 200 families last year, Laws said, and this year?s delivery day is scheduled for Dec. 14.



"It's always a nice event that makes you feel good," he said. "Sometimes you feel a little sad about just how dire the need is for some of these families."



Scott Livker, community service chairperson for Sigma Alpha Epsilon and junior political science major, said the fraternity is collecting toy donations in partnership with the Marines yearly Toys for Tots.



"Every active member in the fraternity will be bringing a toy for this event, and we have no minimum," Livker said. "We just want to help families and children during the holidays."



Livker said the fraternity has a donation box in the Student Involvement Center located in Clark Hall, but people can also bring an unwrapped toy directly to their house on South 10th Street.



He said he believes this is the first time the fraternity is doing a toy drive, but they would like to do it again.



"Our members are really excited and happy we have done this,"Livker said. "It involves us with the community more and shows that we know how some families struggle during the holidays. We would like to help them out since every child deserves a nice holiday break."



Leeta-Rose Ballester is a Spartan Daily staff writer.









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Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day. ____Just like so many of our other holidays, the true purpose behind having a holiday called "Thanksgiving" is being totally obliterated by a tsunami of greed. Meanwhile, more Americans than ever are living in poverty this year and very few people even seem to notice. However, perhaps we should all take time this week to remember the tens of millions of Americans that are going to be deeply suffering this winter. They keep telling us that "the recession is over" and yet poverty continues to spread like an out of control plague. But for most Americans life is still relatively "normal", and so the horrible suffering going on out there doesn't really affect them. __Ted Rudow III, MA ________

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Palo Alto moved a step closer Monday night to outlawing smoking in all parts of the downtown and California Avenue business districts.



The city council voted 8-1 to task city staff with gathering feedback from the community on such a ban, as well as researching what other jurisdictions have done. The Policy and Services Committee would then mull the information and make a recommendation to the full city council.



A wholesale ban would build on the council's decision earlier this year to prohibit people from lighting up in parks and increase the no-smoking buffer around building entrances to 25 feet. It would essentially eliminate a handful of areas in the business districts where smoking is still legal, making the restrictions easier to enforce.



Smoking kills about six people every minute and is the biggest cause of adult death in the developed world. Smoking during pregnancy can have devastating effects on the health of the child. Studies indicate that a person who smokes more than a pack of cigarettes a day doubles the risk of developing cataracts, a disease in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy.



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Black Friday?

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Black Friday?

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Tuesday Nov 26th, 2013 2:51 PM

Black Friday?



Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. There are two popular theories as to why the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday.



One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday.



The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits prior to Christmas. Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day.



Just like so many of our other holidays, the true purpose behind having a holiday called "Thanksgiving" is being totally obliterated by a tsunami of greed. Meanwhile, more Americans than ever are living in poverty this year and very few people even seem to notice. However, perhaps we should all take time this week to remember the tens of millions of Americans that are going to be deeply suffering this winter. They keep telling us that "the recession is over" and yet poverty continues to spread like an out of control plague. But for most Americans life is still relatively "normal", and so the horrible suffering going on out there doesn't really affect them.

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

The stage is set

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The stage is set

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Sunday Nov 24th, 2013 12:00 PM

The United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble by the Obama administration that paved the way for the historic deal sealed early Sunday in Geneva aimed at slowing Tehran's nuclear program, The Associated Press has learned.



America and Israel conspire to silence this troublesome voice in the wilderness, to quell and to put out these fires which burn and trouble the world for them. Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, so the stage is set. You can be sure of a confrontation and an escalation of confrontation between these two houses that battle at war.



This country, Iran, has been a hammer. It has been a tool to humble and humiliate proud and haughty America. But this tool is not enough to balance things, and as has been written by the journalists, Iran knows it shall be targeted, as Iraq was targeted and as Libya was targeted.

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

A need

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A need

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Thursday Nov 21st, 2013 12:56 PM

The White House and Afghanistan are reportedly close to an agreement that would allow continued U.S. raids even after most American troops withdraw in 2014. Under the deal, the United States would continue raiding Afghan homes under "extraordinary circumstances" to save lives. In return, the Afghan government has asked President Obama to write a letter apologizing for U.S. operations that have killed or injured Afghan civilians.





"No such letter has been drafted or delivered. There is not a need for the United States to apologize to Afghanistan. Quite the contrary, we have sacrificed and supported them in their democratic progress and in tackling the insurgency and al-Qaeda. So, that is not on the table."

Susan Rice



War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in its scope.

War is rarely necessary and never glorious. That’s one thing Americans should have learned from their experiences in Vietnam, and from seeing the daily horror and carnage of that war televised in their living rooms every night.



They don’t show the death and devastation in the little rural villages once full of farmers, the crippled children who happened to pick up cluster bombs, the charred corpses that are now called “collateral damage.” After all, showing such things would detract from the glory of war. "War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity. It destroys religion, it destroys states and it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it."--Martin Luther

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Ban smoking

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Ban smoking

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Tuesday Nov 19th, 2013 11:39 AM

Palo Alto moved a step closer Monday night to outlawing smoking in all parts of the downtown and California Avenue business districts.



The city council voted 8-1 to task city staff with gathering feedback from the community on such a ban, as well as researching what other jurisdictions have done. The Policy and Services Committee would then mull the information and make a recommendation to the full city council.



A wholesale ban would build on the council's decision earlier this year to prohibit people from lighting up in parks and increase the no-smoking buffer around building entrances to 25 feet. It would essentially eliminate a handful of areas in the business districts where smoking is still legal, making the restrictions easier to enforce.



Smoking kills about six people every minute and is the biggest cause of adult death in the developed world. Smoking during pregnancy can have devastating effects on the health of the child. Studies indicate that a person who smokes more than a pack of cigarettes a day doubles the risk of developing cataracts, a disease in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy.



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You can't call the U.S. the world's leading champion of peace, considering how many wars and conflicts it's been involved in and considering how eager it is to sell arms to those who would start new ones or keep old ones going!



Ask the Palestinians, who are being tear-gassed by American-made chemicals, shot by American weapons, and bombed by American missiles, how peaceful the U.S. is. Ask the Latin Americans who died at the hands either of governments or guerrillas wielding American arms how peaceful the U.S. is. Or ask the millions of others who are involved in conflicts in Africa, Asia, the Mideast and Europe, fueled and kept going by low-cost American arms, how peaceful the U.S. is.

If the U.S. would export half as much peace as it does weapons--working on feeding the poor, clothing the needy, and providing jobs to the destitute--then it would make the world a far better place!

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Peace

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Peace

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Wednesday Nov 13th, 2013 1:13 PM

You can't call the U.S. the world's leading champion of peace, considering how many wars and conflicts it's been involved in and considering how eager it is to sell arms to those who would start new ones or keep old ones going!



Ask the Palestinians, who are being tear-gassed by American-made chemicals, shot by American weapons, and bombed by American missiles, how peaceful the U.S. is. Ask the Latin Americans who died at the hands either of governments or guerrillas wielding American arms how peaceful the U.S. is. Or ask the millions of others who are involved in conflicts in Africa, Asia, the Mideast and Europe, fueled and kept going by low-cost American arms, how peaceful the U.S. is.

If the U.S. would export half as much peace as it does weapons--working on feeding the poor, clothing the needy, and providing jobs to the destitute--then it would make the world a far better place!

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by Allison Williams Nov 10, 2013 8:19 pm Tags: freedom of speech, government, Military, respect, right to freedom of speech, Veterans Day







As a ‘90s child, a nation at complete peace is basically a foreign concept. I hardly remember a time when war and the military haven’t been issues or made headlines.



I have only known a country that has had a military presence in another country.



Political debates about the next military action and casualty counts flash on the news and in the papers.



What was once front-page news has slowly become a footnote. A quick “Oh, by the way” before people part ways.



I can remember after Sept. 11, a patriotic fervor planted itself in nearly every heart across America. And as the years have passed, I’ve noticed the change in sentiments.



Patriotism has turned into something similar to annoyance. Now, I see a large portion of people who don’t support the war. Unfortunately, I often see this coupled with an unpleasant view of the military.



Not agreeing with a war shouldn’t equate to not supporting our troops.



I may not agree with the actions of our government or the invasions and wars they declare, but I can’t assign blame onto the men and women they send to fight for them.



Whatever my political beliefs are, I am always thankful I live in America.



Do we have our problems? Yes, but in comparison, I don’t think ours are really that bad.



I may not be proud of every decision the national powers make, I confess that I’m not, but I think I’m blessed.



I’m blessed and thankful for the many men and women who have lost their lives throughout our history and the many others who risk theirs to protect the freedoms that many of us take for granted.



Our freedom of speech is something that we highly regard and respect in America. We can speak out against our government, usually without any fear. We can critique and be vocal about what we think is going wrong in our nation, and we hold hope that our voices will be heard.



It’s almost turned into an excuse to speak before we think.



It’s unfortunate that this freedom has resulted in some people turning their spiteful words toward the people who risk their lives to defend our right to do so.



In order to not support our military, we would have to believe that every single person was of the same mind and belief as the government.



According to the U.S. Census in its 2012 statistical abstract, there were 1,088,465 active duty military personnel in 2009. Add to that the 819,318 people in the National Guard and the reserves. That’s a total of 1,907,783 people, not including civilian personnel.



To think that almost 2 million people (more than that if you consider the 709,265 civilian personnel) all have the exact same thoughts about a war or invasion as the government is far-fetched, to say the least.



These men and women put aside their personal viewpoints and risk their lives. I doubt all of the people who have lost their lives in a war wholeheartedly agreed with the war, but they did what they were ordered to do. They put their own lives on the line for something they may despise, because that is their job.



They didn’t sit down with the president or Congress to decide what to do. They are told what to do.



Many of us go to a job every day, do what we’re told and go about our day.



It’s the same thing with military personnel, only there is a lot more on the line with their job.



It’s one thing to disagree with our government, it’s our right, but we should be careful to never confuse our unhappiness with our government with our respect for our troops.



You can disagree with a war and still support the men and women who fight it.









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You can call the U.S. the world's leading champion of peace, considering how many wars and conflicts it's been involved in and considering how eager it is to sell arms to those who would start new ones or keep old ones going!__ Ask the Palestinians, who are being tear-gassed by American-made chemicals, shot by American weapons, and bombed by American missiles, how peaceful the U.S. is. Ask the Latin Americans who died at the hands either of governments or guerrillas wielding American arms how peaceful the U.S. is. Or ask the millions of others who are involved in conflicts in Africa, Asia, the Mideast and Europe, fueled and kept going by low-cost American arms, how peaceful the U.S. is.__ If the U.S. would export half as much peace as it does weapons--working on feeding the poor, clothing the needy, and providing jobs to the destitute--then it would make the world a far better place!






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Surveillance systems are of unimaginable scale and character. And of course now data can be collected endlessly. In fact Obama supposedly has a data storage system being constructed in Utah somewhere where all kinds of data are being poured in. Who knows what? Probably all your emails, all your telephone conversations, someday what you’re saying to people in the streets, where you’ve been lately, you know, who do you talk to, probably a ton of stuff like that will be there.

Poor Orwell, if he’d walk into the world today and see just what it’s really like, he’d probably die of fright! In his day it was all science fiction, a make-believe story to entertain people, but now it is a reality–one that’s not going to go away. Big brother wants to keep an eye on you. He believes in being his “brother’s keeper,” but it’s not for any sort of benign purpose — or at least it won’t be in the end. It’ll end up being for the purpose of control.

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Lt. Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm (March 9, 1888 - November 11, 1919), was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. An All-American at the University of Washington and an officer in the United States Army, he served with distinction as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia stationed in Russia in 1918-1919. He was assassinated on November 11, 1919, by members of the IWW (Wobblies) during the Centralia Massacre in Washington State.



Warren (Wedge) Grimm, University of Washington Husky, circa 1911.Warren Grimm moved to Centralia, Washington at the age of four. He regularly achieved high academic marks and was a star on the local high school football team. Upon graduation, Grimm worked as a clerk in the Assessor's Office of King County, Washington, to pay for college. This experience led to his interest in the practice of law.

Grimm then attended the University of Washington, entering in the fall of 1908. During the following years, Grimm was best known for his athletic prowess, earning All-American honors on Washington’s famous football teams of the era. The leader of his freshman class, Grimm also joined the Sigma Nu fraternity.

It was at this inaugural event that Grimm earned the nickname Wedge that would identify him on football fields throughout the Northwest. Chosen Captain of the Freshman tie-up squad because of his size, Grimm actually showed his tactical acumen and organized his classmates into a tightly focused wedge that charged the sophomore formation. This highly successful maneuver became a staple of Husky football teams and contributed to his later All-American honors.

In 1910, Grimm was awarded the Flaherty medal by the University of Washington. He was also honored with memberships in every honor society to which he was eligible including the Oval Club and Fir Tree. His growing potential in the practice of law was also noticed and he was awarded membership in Phi Delta Phi, a national law school honorary fraternity.

After graduation from law school he returned to his home in Centralia. When the United States entered World War I, Grimm put his private practice on hold and volunteered for the Army. Sent to Officers Training Camp, he earned a commission of First Lieutenant and was assigned to the 12th Infantry. The 12th was ordered to Camp Fremont in January, 1918. On April 15th, 1918, Lt. Grimm received exceptional leave as he would once again tie the knot, this time to Miss Verna Barstad, Kappa Sigma, who was Centralia's librarian.

In August, 1918 Grimm's regiment was ordered to Siberia as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia (A.E.F. Siberia), under the command of General William S. Graves. Upon arrival at Vladivostok, Grimm was assigned to Co. I of the 31st Infantry and was stationed on guard duty about one hundred miles north of the Siberan seaport. Lieutenant Grimm was then transferred to Hardin, Manchuria, and assumed command of the 50 man detachment. In December, 1918, Grimm was rotated back to the HQ Company of the 31st Infantry and served as legal attaché for General Graves. Successfully completing its tour of duty, Grimm’s company left Vladvistock on April 1, 1919 and returned to San Francisco.

Grimm returned to Centralia to greet his wife and see his infant daughter, Shirley Ann, who had been born during his deployment. The town of Centralia decided to reward him for his combat service and elected him Commander of the Grant Hodge Post of the American Legion. Despite these honors, Grimm's primary focus was his wife, newborn daughter, and the resumption of his law practice. Unfortunately, Grimm had barely begun to resume his private life when his life was tragically cut short.



The Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies) was a radical syndicalist labor union. Composed primarily of unemployed and homeless workers, including dissatisfied elements from the lumber industry, the IWW had a contentious relationship with the town as far back as 1914 when 47 members descended upon Centralia and tried to take up residence. After run-ins with local authorities led to the group being escorted from town, eight union members returned to Centralia and looted the local stores for food and other supplies.

Creating Union Halls was a key part of IWW strategy at that time since the vast majority of its members were homeless. In 1917, the IWW was finally able to open a Union Hall in Centralia at which point the already bad blood with the town of Centralia worsened. The hall was attacked in 1918 during a Red Cross parade, most probably at the hands of the local lumber companies and with support from Centralia's Elk Lodge. Consequently, by the fall of 1919, the Wobblies were spoiling for revenge. Whether by design or unfortunate circumstance, Warren O. Grimm, war veteran, local hero, All-American football player, husband, and new father, would become most famous as the first victim of the Centralia Massacre.

Centralia Massacre

Centralia and the neighboring town of Chehalis had planned to celebrate November 11, 1919, Armistice Day with a parade and subsequent festivities. As Post Commander, Grimm was leading the Centralia contingent of the American Legion in the parade. With the combination of poor parade planning, bad timing, and an already volatile situation, a tragedy may have been inevitable.

An entirely inadequate route had the parade doubling back upon itself at 3rd Street in the middle of Centralia. As the Chehalis contingent countermarched, the Centralia group paused to reform ranks, which allowed a gap to build between the two groups of Legionnaires. To make matters worse, the Centralia contingent was forced to halt in front of the IWW Union Hall.

Fearing a repeat of the 1918 looting of their hall, the Wobblies had armed themselves. In addition to manning their Union Hall, members with rifles had also taken up positions in the Avalon Hotel across the street and on a nearby hill with a commanding view, thus creating a killing ground in which to trap the Legionnaires.

As the Legionnaires approached the front of the Roderick Hotel, Grimm gave the command to Halt Close Up. At that instant, shots broke out. Standing in the middle of the street facing his troops, Grimm was the first to be hit and fell mortally wounded. Legionnaire Arthur McElfresh was the next victim and died instantly, shot in the head. Rifle fire continued to pour into the unarmed Legionnaires. Finally, as the dying Grimm was dragged to the sidewalk by his aide, a group of Legionnaires charged the Union Hall, breaking down the barricaded doors. Though armed, many of the Wobblies attempted to flee but were captured and turned over to local authorities.

To this day, the IWW claims that a small group of Legionnaires broke off and stormed their hall first, initiating the confrontation. However, eight of the captured Wobblies were convicted of Second Degree Murder for the deaths of Grimm, McElfresh, and two more Legionnaires. As a result, Mrs. Grimm and her daughter were placed under Federal protection and relocated.

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The Centralia Massacre

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Saturday Nov 9th, 2013 2:09 PM

Lt. Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm (March 9, 1888 - November 11, 1919), was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. An All-American at the University of Washington and an officer in the United States Army, he served with distinction as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia stationed in Russia in 1918-1919. He was assassinated on November 11, 1919, by members of the IWW (Wobblies) during the Centralia Massacre in Washington State.



Warren (Wedge) Grimm, University of Washington Husky, circa 1911.Warren Grimm moved to Centralia, Washington at the age of four. He regularly achieved high academic marks and was a star on the local high school football team. Upon graduation, Grimm worked as a clerk in the Assessor’s Office of King County, Washington, to pay for college. This experience led to his interest in the practice of law.

Grimm then attended the University of Washington, entering in the fall of 1908. During the following years, Grimm was best known for his athletic prowess, earning All-American honors on Washington’s famous football teams of the era. The leader of his freshman class, Grimm also joined the Sigma Nu fraternity.

It was at this inaugural event that Grimm earned the nickname “Wedge” that would identify him on football fields throughout the Northwest. Chosen Captain of the Freshman “tie-up” squad because of his size, Grimm actually showed his tactical acumen and organized his classmates into a tightly focused wedge that charged the sophomore formation. This highly successful maneuver became a staple of Husky football teams and contributed to his later All-American honors.

In 1910, Grimm was awarded the Flaherty medal by the University of Washington. He was also honored with memberships in every honor society to which he was eligible including the Oval Club and Fir Tree. His growing potential in the practice of law was also noticed and he was awarded membership in Phi Delta Phi, a national law school honorary fraternity.

After graduation from law school he returned to his home in Centralia. When the United States entered World War I, Grimm put his private practice on hold and volunteered for the Army. Sent to Officers Training Camp, he earned a commission of First Lieutenant and was assigned to the 12th Infantry. The 12th was ordered to Camp Fremont in January, 1918. On April 15th, 1918, Lt. Grimm received exceptional leave as he would once again tie the knot, this time to Miss Verna Barstad, Kappa Sigma, who was Centralia's librarian.

In August, 1918 Grimm's regiment was ordered to Siberia as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia (A.E.F. Siberia), under the command of General William S. Graves. Upon arrival at Vladivostok, Grimm was assigned to Co. I of the 31st Infantry and was stationed on guard duty about one hundred miles north of the Siberan seaport. Lieutenant Grimm was then transferred to Hardin, Manchuria, and assumed command of the 50 man detachment. In December, 1918, Grimm was rotated back to the HQ Company of the 31st Infantry and served as legal attaché for General Graves. Successfully completing its tour of duty, Grimm’s company left Vladvistock on April 1, 1919 and returned to San Francisco.

Grimm returned to Centralia to greet his wife and see his infant daughter, Shirley Ann, who had been born during his deployment. The town of Centralia decided to reward him for his combat service and elected him Commander of the Grant Hodge Post of the American Legion. Despite these honors, Grimm’s primary focus was his wife, newborn daughter, and the resumption of his law practice. Unfortunately, Grimm had barely begun to resume his private life when his life was tragically cut short.



The Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies) was a radical syndicalist labor union. Composed primarily of unemployed and homeless workers, including dissatisfied elements from the lumber industry, the IWW had a contentious relationship with the town as far back as 1914 when 47 members descended upon Centralia and tried to take up residence. After run-ins with local authorities led to the group being escorted from town, eight union members returned to Centralia and looted the local stores for food and other supplies.

Creating Union Halls was a key part of IWW strategy at that time since the vast majority of its members were homeless. In 1917, the IWW was finally able to open a Union Hall in Centralia at which point the already bad blood with the town of Centralia worsened. The hall was attacked in 1918 during a Red Cross parade, most probably at the hands of the local lumber companies and with support from Centralia's Elk Lodge. Consequently, by the fall of 1919, the Wobblies were spoiling for revenge. Whether by design or unfortunate circumstance, Warren O. Grimm, war veteran, local hero, All-American football player, husband, and new father, would become most famous as the first victim of the Centralia Massacre.

Centralia Massacre

Centralia and the neighboring town of Chehalis had planned to celebrate November 11, 1919, Armistice Day with a parade and subsequent festivities. As Post Commander, Grimm was leading the Centralia contingent of the American Legion in the parade. With the combination of poor parade planning, bad timing, and an already volatile situation, a tragedy may have been inevitable.

An entirely inadequate route had the parade doubling back upon itself at 3rd Street in the middle of Centralia. As the Chehalis contingent countermarched, the Centralia group paused to reform ranks, which allowed a gap to build between the two groups of Legionnaires. To make matters worse, the Centralia contingent was forced to halt in front of the IWW Union Hall.

Fearing a repeat of the 1918 looting of their hall, the Wobblies had armed themselves. In addition to manning their Union Hall, members with rifles had also taken up positions in the Avalon Hotel across the street and on a nearby hill with a commanding view, thus creating a killing ground in which to trap the Legionnaires.

As the Legionnaires approached the front of the Roderick Hotel, Grimm gave the command to “Halt… Close Up.” At that instant, shots broke out. Standing in the middle of the street facing his troops, Grimm was the first to be hit and fell mortally wounded. Legionnaire Arthur McElfresh was the next victim and died instantly, shot in the head. Rifle fire continued to pour into the unarmed Legionnaires. Finally, as the dying Grimm was dragged to the sidewalk by his aide, a group of Legionnaires charged the Union Hall, breaking down the barricaded doors. Though armed, many of the Wobblies attempted to flee but were captured and turned over to local authorities.

To this day, the IWW claims that a small group of Legionnaires broke off and stormed their hall first, initiating the confrontation. However, eight of the captured Wobblies were convicted of Second Degree Murder for the deaths of Grimm, McElfresh, and two more Legionnaires. As a result, Mrs. Grimm and her daughter were placed under Federal protection and relocated.

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As many as one in nine California families receive food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- known as CalFresh in this state -- including 51,000 households in Santa Clara County, 14,000 in San Mateo County, 33,000 in Contra Costa and 62,000 in Alameda County.

There are lots of poor people--the homeless and hungry and people who nobody's helping. They've exhausted their unemployment insurance, and can't get welfare and food stamps any more. They've even found some pretty nice families with children living in their cars. Food stamps or special grants of surplus foods and all kinds of various government benefits that the government hands out a few crumbs for the poor!

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Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Propaganda

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Propaganda

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Wednesday Nov 6th, 2013 1:06 PM

But what country of the world and what group are famous for their propaganda and for being able to persuade people with an ideology? But it nevertheless is a very effective method of conquering a country to persuade them you're not a conqueror you're not invading, you're not an aggressor, you are their friend and you're liberating them!



If it's Russia in our Western newspaper, it's always aggression, invasion, conquest, expansionism, colonialism! But if it's one of the Western friends, the United States or France or somebody like that, "Oh, well that's just intervention to protect the people and to liberate them and guarantee democracy, etc.!"



But of course, if one of the Western nations does it, if dear Eisenhower sends the Marines into Lebanon after the Communists have won the election because he doesn't want Lebanon to go Communist, well, that's just intervention to liberate the people from the Communists. If dear LBJ wants to send the Navy and the Army into Vietnam after the Communists won a free and fair democratic election there to make sure that the Communist government doesn't take over, that's not invasion, that's not aggression.



That's mere liberating protective intervention! "Oh, that's not aggression! You mustn't say the United States ever invaded any country! That's not invasion, that's a mere protective intervention!" The U.S. has no ideology left.



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Dear Editor: More than 4 million Californians -- including roughly a quarter of a million people in the Bay Area -- saw cuts in their food stamp benefits starting Friday when a boost included in the 2009 stimulus package expired. The cuts mean a family of four now receives $632, or $36 less per month in federal food assistance, even as California food costs rise. That is the equivalent of losing roughly 21 individual meals per month, based on calculations used by the Department of Agriculture.



As many as one in nine California families receive food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in this state, including 51,000 households in Santa Clara County, 14,000 in San Mateo County, 33,000 in Contra Costa and 62,000 in Alameda County.



There are lots of poor people -- the homeless and hungry and people who nobody's helping. They've exhausted their unemployment insurance and can't get welfare and food stamps anymore. They've even found some pretty nice families with children living in their cars.



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Dear Editor: More than 4 million Californians -- including roughly a quarter of a million people in the Bay Area -- saw cuts in their food stamp benefits starting Friday when a boost included in the 2009 stimulus package expired. The cuts mean a family of four now receives $632, or $36 less per month in federal food assistance, even as California food costs rise. That is the equivalent of losing roughly 21 individual meals per month, based on calculations used by the Department of Agriculture.



As many as one in nine California families receive food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in this state, including 51,000 households in Santa Clara County, 14,000 in San Mateo County, 33,000 in Contra Costa and 62,000 in Alameda County.



There are lots of poor people -- the homeless and hungry and people who nobody's helping. They've exhausted their unemployment insurance and can't get welfare and food stamps anymore. They've even found some pretty nice families with children living in their cars.



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The true name of Halloween is “Samhain.” This was the Celtic Lord of the Dead. For 3 days from Oct 29-31, the Celtic people, along with their priestly class called Druids, hold an ancient rite which marks the beginning and the end of the year. A druid was a member of the priestly class in Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, and possibly other parts of Celtic Western Europe, during the Iron Age.

Very little is currently known about the ancient druids because they left no written accounts about themselves. The druids then also appear in some of the medieval tales from Christianised Ireland like the Táin Bó Cúailnge, where they are largely portrayed as sorcerers who opposed the coming of Christianity.

Usually a week before the rites of Samhain began, the Druid had ordered the people of the Celtic tribe to disperse throughout the countryside and gather thousands of wicker reeds. They would then construct a giant human effigy as the wicker man. A wicker man was a large wicker statue of a human used by the ancient Druids (priests of Celtic paganism) for human sacrifice by burning it in effigy. Many cages had been built. Each prisoner would be tied to one of the cages. Then the Druids began their idea of fun and games.

Yet, I have seen many Christian churches throughout this nation hold Halloween parties within the church building. Every single one of these things is directly from the celebration of Samhain. You are simply trying to turn something evil into something good!







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Saturday, November 02, 2013

A few crumbs

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A few crumbs

by Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )

Saturday Nov 2nd, 2013 2:55 PM

More than four million Californians -- including roughly a quarter of a million people in the Bay Area -- will see cuts in their food stamp benefits starting Friday when a boost included in the 2009 stimulus package expires. The cuts mean a family of four will receive $632, or $36 less per month in federal food assistance, even as California food costs rise. That is the equivalent of losing roughly 21 individual meals per month based on calculations used by the Department of Agriculture.



As many as one in nine California families receive food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- known as CalFresh in this state -- including 51,000 households in Santa Clara County, 14,000 in San Mateo County, 33,000 in Contra Costa and 62,000 in Alameda County.

There are lots of poor people--the homeless and hungry and people who nobody's helping. They've exhausted their unemployment insurance, and can't get welfare and food stamps any more. They've even found some pretty nice families with children living in their cars. Food stamps or special grants of surplus foods and all kinds of various government benefits that the government hands out a few crumbs for the poor!

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The Obama administration’s drone and targeted killing policy will come under scrutiny at the UN’s report concluding at least 400 Pakistani civilians have been killed by drone strikes over the past decade. Another 200 victims have been deemed “probable non-combatants.” The report also looks at US drone attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Somalia, as well as Israel’s use of drones in Gaza.

The UN report comes at a time when US drone policy is facing unprecedented public criticism. Amnesty International said some civilian drone killings in Pakistan may amount to war crimes. Human Rights Watch criticised US drone strikes in Yemen. Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif urged Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan.

President Obama did not directly address the US drone war and probe of the US drone war. US Drone Strike Statistics estimate 370 drone strikes.

Total strikes: 370, total reported killed: 2,548 – 3,549, civilians reported killed: 411 – 890, children reported killed: 168 – 197.

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