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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 11, 2012

Just when you’ve just about given up hope that this next generation isn’t filled with “gimme more government freebies” brats (yes, self-absorbed Occupy movement, I’m talking about you), a Wisconsin pre-teen boy took it upon himself to save his grandmother’s historic home from foreclosure and auction. The best “feel good story of the day” during [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 10, 2012

  What’s not to love about conservative Sen. Marco Rubio? In his outstanding Conservative Political Action Conference address yesterday in Washington, DC, Sen. Rubio hit it out of the park repeatedly, lambasting Barack Obama for his class warfare strategy that is tearing America apart, while reminding us of why America was and can still be [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 27, 2011

If you’re a resident of or traveler to London, you’re well aware that the British city is never silent, never emptied, never peaceful. It’s always bustling and noisy with people and traffic at all hours. Much like this:     Except on Christmas Day morning. And then, the noise and crowds and vehicles miraculously vanish, [...]

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