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About On the North River

Forty years toiled in the Tel-com industry, married for 36 years widowed at sixty-one. Ten years in a relationship with a woman until her death. Was a Tea Party supporter. Today a follower of the Last American President to be honestly elected, Donald J. Trump. Recently had Ancestry.com tell me I'm Swedish, not Danish. I may need to change my avatar.

From American Digest: Shameful.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by On the North River

238 years ago today, citizens near Boston took on the most powerful military in the world and won. Today, they cower from one man.  

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The 71st and Final Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by On the North River

Doolittle Raiders fans flock to meet their heroes At an emotional meeting last fall, the four surviving Raiders decided this reunion would be their last public gathering. The events have drawn crowds for decades. Cole said he hadn’t given much … Continue reading →

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Richard Jewell died for our sins.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by On the North River

Richard Jewell Cannot Accept Our Apology Obviously that weirdo Jewell had planted the bomb so he could take credit for discovering it. Or so it seemed, for some reason, to the FBI, which leaked Jewell as the primary suspect, and … Continue reading →

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The rifle is the weapon of democracy

Posted on April 18, 2013 by On the North River

… Not for nothing was the revolver called an “equalizer.” Egalite implies liberte. And always will. Let us hope our weapons are never needed — but do not forget what the common people of this nation knew when they demanded … Continue reading →

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The British know how to do things right.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by On the North River

  Ringing applause drowns out the odd jeer as more than 250,000 people pack the streets to pay their final respects to Lady Thatcher  

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We are Boston

Posted on April 17, 2013 by On the North River

I guess I was wrong, previously I thought the timing of the Boston Marathon bomb was timed too late and if the goal of the attack was to disrupt the running of the race that would be true. But if … Continue reading →

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Boston Marathon 2013

Posted on April 15, 2013 by On the North River

A friend from Georgia called me this afternoon to ask if I was OK?  “Fine”, I said. “Why?” That’s how I found out about the Boston Marathon bombing.  Oddly enough, about 3pm I was looking out the bathroom window and … Continue reading →

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NAS report on Bowdoin College; Political Correctness run amok.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by On the North River

The tale of a teed-off philanthropist and the head of Bowdoin College, where identity politics runs wild. I was reading an article this week in the WSJ about Bowdoin College in Maine, famous for being the place where Joshua Chamberlain … Continue reading →

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He da Man!

Posted on April 14, 2013 by On the North River

Home invasion suspects killed in gunfight with NC homeowner Published April 14, 2013 FoxNews.com Two men suspected of attempting to invade a home in North Carolina Friday died after a gunfight with the homeowner. Fayetteville Police tell WTVD both robbery … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Franklin on Choosing a Mistress

Posted on April 14, 2013 by On the North River

Benjamin Franklin on Choosing a Mistress But if you will not take this Counsel, and persist in thinking a Commerce with the Sex inevitable, then I repeat my former Advice, that in all your Amours you should prefer old Women … Continue reading →

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