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Author Archives: Marty Ryan
Go Away, Sunshine
Each time I feel like I’ve written about every hare-brained thing I did in basic training, and that there is no more to write about, something comes up that reminds me of one more thing. I was halfway through basic … Continue reading
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Tagged Jonathan Edwards, Low crawl pit, Sunshine Go Away Today
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Indoctrination
The United States Military is at its best when indoctrinating troops. You’ll only make a mistake once. I had more shit placed in my brain during nine weeks of basic training than in four years of high school. Of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harold E. Hughes, Pacific Northwest ant hill
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The Grammar Policeman
After a few conversations this week between me and others, I had to check into my grammar usage. I’m not a professional writer – yet, but I always seem to think I know enough to write some decent articles and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Rooney, empath, prepositions, split infinitive
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I Went to School – Sometimes
Realizing that I have written a few things about my ability to question authority, I began to think many readers might want to know why I am, and why I have been somewhat of a maverick. The first memory I … Continue reading
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Tagged Kuemper Catholic High School, Lou Galatich, Pledge of Alliance
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“Ryan, You Cheated!”
In a May 8 (Run, Ryan, Run) article, I wrote about some Army Basic Training events that attempted to carve me into the man the Army wanted me to be. I hope my readers don’t think that was the end … Continue reading
What IS the Age of Maturity?
A recent question in CityView, a Des Moines alternative newspaper, asked readers: “Should the minimum age to purchase tobacco products be raised to 21 in Iowa?” All sorts of answers ensued. One reader said tobacco should be outlawed and marijuana … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues, Youth
Tagged Associate Justice Elena Kagan, CityView, Graham v. Florida, Miller v. Alabama, Roper v. Simmons, Sister JoAnne Talarico, Twenty-sixth Amendment
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