Search results for "military"
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Do Tell
It was almost embarrassing to be an American at a recent Georgetown University Law Center panel titled, ''Sexual Orientation and Military Preparedness: An International Perspective.''...
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Spring Awakening
Stephen Pevner still vividly remembers the two-day closing party of The Saint, the storied gay New York nightclub. ''I would say unequivocally it was the...
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Inside Man
Earl Robert Merritt Jr., a.k.a. Butch Merritt, claims humble beginnings outside Charleston, W.Va. Had he remained in West Virginia, it's nearly certain his life would...
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In and Out
Army Sgt. Darren Manzella could be the all-American poster boy for Army recruiting. The 30-year-old speaks softly with a polite charm that seems to reflect...
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Soul Salvation
Who will save your soul? Long before Alaskan waif Jewel yodeled the question to her audiences, George Bernard Shaw's very non-waiflike Major Barbara was issuing...
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False Narratives
Elections are not simply about which candidate will emerge the victor, but about whose narrative will prevail. Narrative here means a story that steers the...
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Writing Lessons
Michelle Burleson didn't choose to become a songwriter. It chose her. She can't explain why it happened, but it was sometime in between admiring the...
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Rampage
Ya gotta have a gimmick. Well, these days in the horror-film genre you do, if you want to cut through the movie marketing clutter and...
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The Next Generation
As Gary Samuels competed for the title of Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2007 a year ago, he made a pledge to the judges and audience gathered...
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Last Word
''Is it dying basically for lack of interest? Military managers may be turning a blind eye because it's a nuisance, and we need these people.''...
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First Runner-Up: Jhimy Diaz
Jhimy Diaz Jhimy Diaz was 22 when he decided to leave his native Peru for ''a new life'' in the United States. And while he...
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Courtside Drama
For some, the sexier elements of the work of William Shakespeare were not fully evident until film director Baz Luhrman set his attention to the...
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Power in Numbers
The twelve thousand American flags that will decorate the National Mall beginning Friday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 2, represent the many military service members...
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Ghosts and Generals
The language of Conor McPherson's Shining City is a rapid fire staccato. His characters struggle to finish sentences they do not wish to speak and...
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Lion's Club
The other day I noticed a bumper sticker that read, ''If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.'' Robert Redford might have slapped the same...
