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     Veterans For Peace, an organization that speaks truth to war like nobody else, is attempting to reclaim Armistice Day, the Nov. 11 holiday that was flipped on its head 65 years ago when it was renamed Veterans Day — and became a celebration not of the end of war but of its perpetuity.

     Educate yourself so you can investigate and learn the right person to vote for on election day, November 8, 2020. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used “big” words in his speeches and sermons, then everyday words behind them to help us learn a new vocabulary. He was teaching us, not coning us. Many politicians use “big” words as “double talk” to keep us from understanding what they are really saying.

      Little Black Sambo was a character in a children’s book called “The Story of Little Black Sambo”. There is nothing terrible about the story but the offensive illustrations and the subtle use of racial slurs are unacceptable.

     The question is whether or not Miami Gardens residents should approve a proposal allowing auto racing in the middle of their community for monetary gain, and what hazards or dangers could develop? Research done to approve the I-95 Noise Wall to be constructed in the past produced evidence of the non- existence of the emissions test approved by the EPA the State of Florida had in place,  showing scientific proof  of developing dangers to the environment.  The EPA monitoring and testing of the past is no longer active.

     Starting as Armistice Day, celebrated for the first time November 11, 1919–the first anniversary of the end of World War I in 1918—what we now call Veterans Day is the observance of thanks to those who have served military duty. It acknowledges the living and the dead for honorably representing the country during peacetime and war. This year it is imperative that people understand that honor and the name Donald Trump cannot fit in the same sentence. His dishonor to the service and sacrifices of American service members in Syria and to our Kurdish allies is the epitome of disgraceful.