article on patriotism<\/a> is a necessary reminder. We stray a lot without noticing it. I found much value in that article. I’m downloading it for keeps.<\/p>\nMore lessons relevant to periods like this (around the world) are very helpful.<\/p>\n
Thanks.<\/p>\n\t
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I’m glad you found it useful. This one was more happenchance as I had gotten permission several years ago from Floyd Chappelear to copy articles from his now-defunct Sentry Magazine\u00a0<\/em>to La Vista’s website. There were so many good articles in that publication that I would hate to be forgotten. I only recently found time to start scanning them.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Your recent article on patriotism is a necessary reminder. We stray a lot without noticing it. I found much value in that article. I’m downloading it for keeps. More lessons relevant to periods like this (around the world) are very helpful. Thanks. Answer: I’m glad you found it useful. 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