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Vicki McClure Davidson | July 2, 2011

America’s 235th birthday is just days away — composer/singer Glen Shulfer, a former lead guitarist with The Grass Roots, sent me an email about a new song he wrote that pays tribute to America and reflects the current atmosphere of fears and concerns in our nation. Emotionally raw, but a song still filled with hope [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | July 1, 2011

  FOOD. GLORIOUS FOURTH OF JULY FOOD. God bless America — Fourth of July is marked as America’s day of independence, a celebration of the birth of the greatest nation on Earth and the courage, determination, and wisdom demonstrated by our nation’s founding fathers. It is our celebration of freedom. For many Americans, the 4th [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | July 5, 2010

  This is an utterly shameless outrage — not the first, most certainly not the last. Democrats in Congress are out of control and are willfully defying the majority of Americans on increased government spending. $1.1 TRILLION more. Crikey, this is sickening. H/t to Nice Deb: Unbelievable!: Right Before 4th of July Holiday Weekend, Congress [...]

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