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When my oldest son, a Marine, left for war and crossed the border from Kuwait into Iraq in March 2003 I started writing my conscience. After two tours that young combat veteran, my first born son, is now permanently disabled suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and his mother is now an ardent peace activist. Today I am active with Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out and on the board of Rural Organizing Project Also, I am CEO of Rogue River Wind, Ltd and the inventor of a low profile wind turbine incorporating a high bandwidth relativistic generator

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Between the failed auto bailout and NE ice storm things look bleak

picture-55Our country is not enjoying a bright holiday season so far. GM announced that it was slowing production and idling assembly plants as news the Senate republicans knifed the proposed federal auto bailout. A million people in the northeast are expected to be without power for days as crews struggle to repair damage done to the electrical grid from an ice storm. If that is not enough, retailers are reporting the worst Christmas season in years as consumer spending declines with the job market.

So I am going to join friends this afternoon stringing garlands for the tree and sip some hot toddy and maybe a glass of wine.

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