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Is it legal to impersonate a police officer or FBI agent?
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Based on a recent Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) decision, maybe so! According to the 6-3 overturning of the “Stolen Valor Act,” slime bags can now claim to be Generals of the Marine Corps, wearing every medal of fered by the military (including the Congressional Medal of Honor) without ever having been in any branch of service at all! It’s all protected by the “Freedom of Speech”/First Amendment to our Constitution, according to SCOTUS! The SCOTUS case in point? The United States (itself) brought criminal charges against Xavier (Javier) Alvarez after he falsely claimed he had received the Medal of Honor. After being elected to a prominent Califor nia municipal commission, Alvarez introduced himself, "I'm a retired Marine of 25 years. Back in 1987, I was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. I got wounded many times. I'm still around." Despite this assertion and as the Ninth Circuit stated, "Alvarez has
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never been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, nor has he spent a single day as a Marine or in the service of any other branch of the United States ar med forces.” A picture has also surfaced showing Alvarez in full dress uniform of an Army Colonel and wearing more medals than a Joint Chief of Staff General in the Pentagon! Here’s just a brief commentary on what these “judges” (who are now making law—what Congress under the Constitution is suppose to do—as well as interpreting the law). The Stolen Valor Act was first introduced in the U.S. House on July 19, 2005, by Rep.
John Salazar, (D-Colo.), then was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Kent Conrad (D- ND) on Nov. 10, 2005. The Senate version passed unanimously on Sep. 7, 2006. The House passed the Senate version on Dec. 6, 2006. Then President Bush signed the Stolen Valor Act (18 U.S.C. § 704), on Dec. 20, 2006. The term “stolen valor” is presumably taken from a book titled “Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of its Heroes and its History” (by B.G. Burkett & Glenna Whitle) which asserts that there is a popular broadcast media view of Vietnam War veterans as broken men and psychopaths which is false. In addition, the book purports to document "wannabes": people lying about Vietnam experience, often when they had never been there. Glenna Whitley, an investigative journalist, commented Burkett found an alarming number of impostors by using the Freedom of Information Act to check the actual records of the
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“soldiers” used by reporters in their stories on homelessness, Agent Orange, suicide, drug abuse, or criminality. There were also large numbers of people fraudulently claiming to be Navy SEALS, Ar my Special Forces, rangers and military paratroopers among others. Why am I and my brothers/sisters so angry? Having never served in the military (protecting our country), these SCOTUS judges don’t have a clue! Recently, 12 of my brother rangers in 2nd Battalion of the 75th Rangers were awarded the Purple Heart (two posthumously) and Silver Star for offering their lives or physical well being protecting their team members from the advancing enemy. The “Javiers” would never do that! Our brothers and sisters wounded or killed by the terrorist Colonel at Fort Hood (the enemy among us) are not being awarded the Purple Heart. Our current President explained away no Purple Heart awards by saying the
incident was merely “just another example of increasing violence in the workplace.” I kid you not! The (legally protected) “Javiers” are wearing medals our wounded and dead soldiers have been denied (along with their pensions).
I would love to make a challenge to these gutless fakers. When I went back to school following my military discharge, I had some punk kid make a derogatory statement in the student union, “that guy over there is getting a monthly paycheck, just for being in the Army.” In front of everybody, I told him if he would let me shoot him in the elbow, kidney/intestines and stab him in the back with a 14-inch bayonet and get no medical treatment for four hours (the reason for my “government payments”), I would sign over to him my “unearned government money” each month, provided he lived. He quickly declined the challenge and left the building. “Et tu” fakers! God bless.
Missoula Children’s Theatre; Little Living the Girl Scout legacy— League needs help; fused glass class Camp Mary White turns 85 Pied Piper
Kids Arts Programs presents Missoula Children’s Theatre. The production this year is the “Pied Piper.” The per formance will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Roswell Community Little Theatre’s new location, 1717 S. Union Ave.
Little League help
The Noon Optimist Little League Majors All-Star baseball team is seeking financial donations to help the team attend the state tournament in Taos this Saturday. If you can assist, please contact Alan Stevenson at 910-5017, or Barry Mathison at 626-5241.
Fused Glass class
There are openings for the Roswell Museum and Art Center’s intermediate fused glass class, to take place this Saturday, Sun-
day and Wednesday. The class is for students who have taken beginning or intermediate fused glass with Sue Johnson at the RMAC. For more details, visit roswellmuseum.org, or stop by the museum. To register, call 624-6744, Ext. 10. Scholarships available.
Astronomy Club
There will be a star party on Saturday, a half hour before sunset, 10 miles north of town on Twist Flower Road. For more infor mation, call Peg at 420-9955.
Bible School
There will be a Vacation Bible School at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 2911 N. Main St., Monday-Friday, from 9-11 a.m. For more information call 623-0591. Registration is Monday at 8 a.m.
Basketball Camp
There will be a basketball camp Monday-Thursday, from 8:30 a.m.-noon, and is sponsored by the
Roswell Parks & Recreation Department. Set to take place at the Yucca Recreation Center, 500 S. Richardson Ave., the program is for boys and girls ages 6-14. Participants will learn how to do the fundamental skills of basketball—ball handling, shooting, passing, dribbling, etc. Cost is $25. Participants may want to bring a drink/water bottle and a healthy snack. For more information, call 624-6719.
Volleyball Camp
The Goddard High Lady Rocket Volleyball program will have a volleyball camp for students grades 3-9. The camp will be MondayWednesday from 9 a.m.noon and from 1-3 p.m. Registration will be Monday from 8:30-9 a.m. Price is $30, which includes a T shirt and lunch each day of the camp. All will receive volleyball instruction and get to compete. There will be a concession stand. For more information, contact Coach Gibson at 317-2349.
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS AT SALVATION ARMY TODAY
The Salvation Army is pleased to host the Roswell Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours at the Salvation Army Thrift Store, 207 E. Chisum St., July 19 from 5-7 p.m. This is a great opportunity to see all aspects of the Ministry. There will
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pay them — $10 an hour — but it also cut the number of internships by half. Politicians don’t get it. Neither do most people. Polls show that Americans support raising the minimum wage. Most probably also support limits on unpaid internships, believing that they replace paid work. But they don’t. OK, sometimes they do. But the free exchange of labor creates so many good things that, in the long run, more jobs are created and many more people get paid work — and we get better work. But American politicians think they “protect” workers by limiting employers’ (and workers’) choices and giving handouts to the unemployed. Outside a welfare of fice near Fox News, I was told that because of high unemployment, there are no jobs: “There’s nothing out there. Nothing.” I asked my team to check that out. They walked around for two hours, and within a few blocks of that welfare office they found lots of businesses that want to hire people. On the same block where I was told that there are no jobs, a store manager said he was desperate for applicants. “We need like two or three people all the time.” Of the 79 businesses that we asked,
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utes. That’s because it takes about 20 minutes after starting a meal for your brain to get the “enough” signal from your stomach. For more infor mation on losing weight, read “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Say Hello to a Better Body!” by Harvard
be food, drinks and prizes. This is also a great chance to network with other businesses in the Chaves County area. For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 623-5695.
40 said they would hire. Twenty-four said they would take people with no experience. All wished more people would apply. I told German Munoz, a recent high school graduate, about one of the jobs offered, at a soul food restaurant. He went there and was hired to wash dishes for minimum wage. Within a few days, he was promoted to busboy — then to waiter. Now, two weeks later, he makes twice the minimum wage. German doesn’t want a career as a waiter, but he says it’s great having a real first job. “I meet successful people, and they give good advice and tips on how to become successful. I love it. I love going there every day and learning new stuff. It is like a stepping stone,” he said. Exactly. Low-wage first jobs are indispensable for both personal advancement and social progress. Our best hope for prosperity is the free market. Government must get out of our way and allow consenting adults to create as many “first” jobs as possible. John Stossel is host of “Stossel” on the Fox Business Network. He’s the author of “Give Me a Break” and of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity.” To find out more about John Stossel, visit his site at johnstossel.com. COPYRIGHT 2012 BY JFS PRODUCTIONS, INC. Medical School’s Dr. Suzanne Koven. (You can learn more about this book at AskDoctorK.com.) It has great information and lots of stories from people who have faced the same problem as you. (Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.)
Camp Mary White is celebrating 85 years, and the Friends of Camp Mary White invite you to come experience the magic first hand as they celebrate the camp’s birthday this Saturday. There will be an open house with a reunion of former staff and campers, activities commemorating Camp Mary White traditions and a silent auction are a few of the planned activities to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. "In the mid-1920s in this New Mexico area there was no established camp where girls could go and be under trained leadership in a safe and healthy outdoor setting. Girl Scouting in Roswell had been organized in 1925 and by 1927 had grown to four troops serving ninety girls with Miss Mary L. White the commissioner. She was anxious that good camping experiences be available
to the girls and leaders of the Roswell area, and Miss Pauline Wherry (Mrs. Charles Harrison Corlett), a member of the national staff and director of Region IX of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. was equally anxious that an adequate camp be developed, and it was she who presented the idea to the Roswell Girl Scout Council. Mr. Elza White, Miss Mary's father and a prominent rancher of the area, owned property in the Sacramento Mountains and graciously offered the use of some land. The enthusiasm and drive of these two ladies resulted in the necessary steps being accomplished to permit holding an experimental two-week session during the summer of 1927. National members helped lay out the camp and "Daddy" White's suggestion of the name, Camp Mary White, was accepted. For 85
CHICAGO—Lt. Gov. John Sanchez joins 30 of the nation’s seconds-incommand at the National Lieutenant Governors Association Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Gala in Chicago. The meeting, which runs from TuesdayFriday, will focus on the economy and job creation.
“Rebuilding our local economy and creating new jobs has been a central focus of our administration and I look forward to discussing these issues with my colleagues,” said Sanchez. Other meetings will be held with:
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• The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation;
years that name has had a very special meaning to many people.” (excerpt taken from: “Camp Mary White 1927-1977 Fifty years of Camping Memories.”)
Camp Mary White is nestled among the ponderosa pines in the Sacramento Mountains near Mayhill. For more than 75 years, the camp offered Girl Scouts from around the region a place to experience outdoor camping and living. Since 2003, Friends of Camp Mary White has been continually restoring this historic former Girl Scout camp.Friends of Camp Mary White are currently seeking additional memorabilia to enhance the celebration. For more information about Friends of Camp Mary, see campmarywhite.com or contact them by email at cmw friends@hotmail.com.
• The Chief Economist for the National Association of Homebuilders; • An economist from the Federal Reserve; and • The Chief Economist of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. For more information on the NLGA, please visit nlga.us.