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Friday May 13, marks the seventy-first anniversary of Winston Churchill’s first speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister. It was a short speech, made as Nazi troops drove Britain’s armies from the continent and began their conquest of Western Europe. But it was memorable, above all for its …

Before I join the rest of the villagers of Sag Harbor who line Main Street for our annual Memorial Day parade today, I shall visit Oakland Ceremony to thank Marine Lance. Cpl. Jordan Haerter for his service. He was just 19 when he was killed in Ramadi, Iraq, the place …

Eleven police officers shot in 24 hours. Am I talking about a news headline in Mexico? No. The headline is right here in the U.S. In five states no less. So are we in danger of becoming Mexico? Again the answer is no. Equating our issues to those of Mexico …