The Story You Don’t Know behind “How Great Thou Art” By Jason Soroski Carl Boberg had recently quit his work as a sailor and started working as a lay-minister in his native Sweden (he would later go on to be a newspaper editor and a member of Swedish Parliament). In 1885, he was inspired by the …
Trump Wants To Beef Up The Military, But Recruiters Are Having Trouble Finding People (HBO) Donald Trump wants a bigger army. Much bigger. For recruiters, that means a hard job just got harder. This year’s target has been set to 80,000 recruits, up from 68,000 the year before, and the edict comes at a low …
The truck explodes. The camera goes blank. Two young men go to their God. Six seconds. Not enough time to think about their country or their flag. Six seconds. More than enough time for two very brave young men to do their duty…then into eternity. Speech by Gen. John Kelly (transcript from video in part): …
Three ways City Council’s gun ban will make Boulder less safe Paul Danish, Boulder Weekly note: Paul Danish, Former City Councilman and Commissioner was SOF editor previously. The common theme that ran through the testimony of the 30 people who spoke in favor of Boulder’s proposed assault rifle ban last week was fear. Nearly all …
VOA Lisa Bryant The only surviving suspect of 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, was sentenced to 20 years in jail Monday in Brussels for a separate shootout with Belgian police. Salah Abdeslam and co-defendant Sofien Ayari were not present when a Brussels judge read out their verdict: 20 years each for terrorism and attempted murder. …
#BREAKING: Reports of heavy gunfire ongoing near Saudi’s King’s palace in Riyadh, #SaudiArabia. The king has reportedly been evacuated to a bunker at a military base in the city. Casualties unclear appeared on twitter with a video purporting to be gunfire near the Palace in Riyad, footage that has not yet been confirmed. An official Riyadh …
