Tag Archives: Memorial Day

Losing Memorial Day

Posted on May 29, 2011 by OneMom

More than any other year, I feel that the purpose of Memorial Day is being hijacked by the need to party and the media’s need to rewrite history and tradition. The year 1868 was the first time that Decoration Day … Continue reading →

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Decoration Day/Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2010 by OneMom

(Originally posted on May 21, 2008) The year 1868 was the first time that Decoration Day was widely observed in the United States … a day set aside to decorate the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who died during … Continue reading →

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Remembering Decoration Day

Posted on May 25, 2009 by OneMom

Last year for Memorial Day, I provided my readers with a little history about Decoration Day (now Memorial Day). Today I want to take you back to a Memorial Day in the mid 1970s, in a small town in Michigan. … Continue reading →

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Friday Flyer

Posted on May 22, 2009 by OneMom

Finished my “written interview” for the job in Georgia and sent that on its way this morning. Now we wait and see. Next Friday is my phone interview for the job in the UP of Michigan. The weather has been … Continue reading →

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Results from the OneMom Survey

Posted on May 27, 2008 by OneMom

According to the DOT (Department of Transportation): The Department of Transportation said figures from March show the steepest decrease in driving ever recorded. Compared with March a year earlier, Americans drove an estimated 4.3 percent less — that’s 11 billion … Continue reading →

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