Western Courier

Independence Day celebrations have long been synonymous with firecrackers, smoke bombs and rockets. However, this past Fourth of July may have had more rockets than most of us would have liked. While Tuesday's celebrations were rocked with the news that North Korea went ahead with missile testing plans by firing seven missiles, one of which being the long-range Taepodong-2 missile that has been in the news for the past few weeks, another equally important rocket story involving what could be another potential NASA shuttle disaster went seemingly unnoticed.… Post the First Comment

What do football, Jesus and Congress have in common? Absolutely nothing. Or so one would think. Congress has recently decided to waste their time whining about a movie rating given to a Christian-themed movie about football. According to CNN.com, "Facing the Giants" is an inspirational drama about a high school football coach who relies on faith to battle fear and failure.… Post the First Comment

To quote the great American and WWE Hall of Fame inductee Sgt. Slaughter, "Shut your hole puke and listen up!" The recent death of Al Qaeda flunky Abu Musab Al-Zaraqwi has really got me thinking. There are U.S. military higher-ups jumping for joy over this.… 9 Comments

Editor's note: The following letter is in response to "Would Gore have made the difference?" by Michael Bertacchi, which appeared in the June 29 issue of the WC. The June 29 issue juxtaposed three articles that reveal the paradox of today's America. Noting the logic and evidence compiled by Al Gore in his powerful documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," Mr.… Post the First Comment