Roots in Ripon

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Nanny State

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Since when did hard work and “putting one’s nose to the grindstone” become evil? Of course, I’m referring to the recent objecti...

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The Only Forgotten

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I had no idea being a grandparent could be so much fun! My daughter, Laura, sent me a text message informing me of yet another classic ...

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Closet Terrorist?

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I am venturing into a topic that is fraught with confusion, misinformation, and a whole lot of misunderstanding, depending on...

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Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Lady Liberty

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On this day two-hundred and thirty-six years ago our nation was formed when a handful of courageous men came together in Philadelphia, Pen...

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

This and That

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Yup, my wife and I are on vacation! So here’s bit of this and that from our travels. We’re spending time at my brother’s in...

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Sacrifice (Part 2 of 2)

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What is it that our service members fight for? FREEDOM! When you study history you will see that almost without exc...

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CHUCK ROOTS: Ripon, CA, United States; I am a husband and father of two daughters, Laura and Jenny, and three granddaughters, Alyssa Grace, Brooklyne Paige, and DeziRay, and two grandsons, Daniel and Colson. I'm a retired Evangelical pastor of the Free Methodist denomination, and a retired Navy Chaplain. As a former enlisted Marine I served in Vietnam. As a Navy Chaplain I served with the Marines in Kuwait, Iraq and Djibouti.

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