FREEDOM GALORE: More than 375 freedom-loving activists gathered in Las Vegas May 12-14 for FreedomFest, a conference produced by the Young America’s Foundation and sponsored by more than 30 conservative and libertarian organizations. American Civil Rights Institute President Ward Connerly passionately affirmed the virtue of freedom at the conference. “We all have the duty to expand freedom, and I feel good about it because of people like Young America’s Foundation,” Connerly said. Also speaking at the event were talk-show host Mark Larson, rock legend and author Ted Nugent, author Candice Jackson, Media Research Center President L. Brent Bozell, and economist Mark Skousen. Skousen, the founder of FreedomFest, is editor of Forecasts & Strategies, the Skousen Hedge Fund Trader and the Skousen High-Income Alert, three newsletters published by Eagle Publishing, parent company of Human Events. For more information on the conference, visit www.YAF.org.
GO DARTMOUTH: Two Dartmouth College alumni, Peter Robinson and Todd Zywicki, have been elected to the college’s board of trustees, signifying an important step for alumni who advocate academic freedom on campus. Robinson, a fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of President Ronald Reagan’s “Tear Down This Wall” speech, and Zywicki, a law professor at George Mason University, campaigned for academic freedom and quality.
SUPPORT THE TROOPS: For many of the men and women returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan, the war doesn’t end when they come home. Up to 75% of the soldiers will be looking for work and many will need continuing medical treatment. According to the Disabled American Veterans, between March 2003 and April 2005 there were 19,718 military personnel medical evacuations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. These included wounded in action, non-battle injuries, disease and other medical conditions that prevent a soldier from returning to active duty. When they return home, many others may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and have to endure varying degrees of rehabilitation. As a result, most GI’s are in need of all types of assistance. Here is a selection of organizations that help our troops:
Disabled American Veterans: P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250; 1-877-IAM-AVET; www.DAV.org.
American Red Cross: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20307; (202) 782-6362; www.WRAMC.ARMY.mil.
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund: College Blvd., Suite 102, PMB 609, Oceanside, Calif. 92057; www.SemperFiFund.org.
Fisher House Foundation: 1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 600, Rockville, Md. 20852; 1-888-294-8650; www.FisherHouse.org.
Helping Our Heroes Foundation: 21010 Southbank St., Suite 805, Potomac Falls, Va. 20165; www.HOHF.org. n
