http://yankeetirade.com/blog Thu, 15 May 2008 13:47:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many claim that the Party of Lincoln in the Commonwealth is just and old boys club hold over from the past, not the case. Elizabeth Poirier is a Republican from North Attleboro. The future of the two party checks and balances needed in Massachusetts must come from women officials as well. ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/15/elizabeth-poirier/ Since I spent most of my time in the reserve components of the military many people ask me what is my background in. When I first left active duty in 1993 I worked for a water utility that in Arizona that was owned by a land development firm. There was massive ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/14/chris-swifts-civilian-experience/ Chris Swift's Military Background: 1986-1988 Massachusetts Army National Guard 1989-1993 United States Marine Corps 1993-1995 United States Army Reserve 1995-1996 2001-2002 Vermont Army National Guard Veterans Organizations I have been in: VFW Ashland, Massachusetts American Legion Mesa, Arizona and Massachusetts Member at Large Marine Corps League Zephyrhills, Florida and Member at Large Amvets Brandon, Florida Disabled American Veterans Zephyrhills, Florida ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/13/my-military-experience/ I just read Built To Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras and really enjoyed it. The book was a study of what makes companies what they are. The selected companies studied all had counterparts that they were compared to that initially started out doing the same function. Highly recommend ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/12/built-to-last/ The Executive or Governor's Council of Massachusetts is another asset the Party of Lincoln needs to examine and set its sights on. A little known organization it is a popularly elected group to assist the Governor in a variety of decisions in the Commonwealth. One of the National Lancers made an ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/09/the-governors-council/ On Cavalry Rd in Carlisle, PA is a Sherman Tank with a plaque on it. I decided to stop and look at it real quick during lunch and discovered it was from Pennsylvania's Governor's Troop as well as the Gobin Guards. I did not know that the Philidelphia Troop was not ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/08/governors-troop-carlsile-pa/ Peake said there may be opportunities to lease out vacant land and buildings at the four Massachusetts campuses for housing, assisted-living facilities, and retirement communities for veterans. This was in the Boston Globe today in reference to the decision not to close any of the 4 campuses of the VA in ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/07/boston-va-space-for-rent/ I was at Carlilse Barrack's Military History Institute at lunchtime and decided to take the trail with the Army History Exhibits. My favorite is the World War One Trench. While there I got the phone call I have gotten too often. It always starts with "its a funny story ..." I know ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/06/hmmmm/ I’ve never been to interested in reading up on the Plymouth Colony mostly because the true history is all to often shrouded in myth. Stories of Plymouth Rock, the first Thanksgiving, religious freedom, and the start of American overshadow the truth. The latter is especially true since even before I ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/06/review-of-mayflower-by-liam-sullivan/ My commitment to the Horse Show for Veterans is still as strong as ever. My research has lead me to one conclusion, there needs to be a womens only veterans shelter set up somewhere in the greater Boston area. The current veterans shelters in state in Boston, Worcester and Leeds do ... http://yankeetirade.com/blog/2008/05/05/veterans-shelters/