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This one really got me going! I'm a librarian & manager of a large branch (staff of 30) in a metropolitan library system. I also have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, but it is against County work rules for me to bring my weapon to work. In the 10 years that I have managed the branch...

We are fortunate in my system in that we have millions to spend on acquiring new materials. Therefore, we can select materials that add depth and breadth to the collection as well as the new, in-demand titles. For example, we bought 450 copies of the most recent Harry Potter. New works by...

Life in the Public Library You all make excellent points. While the ALA and public libraries generally do list leftward, there are a few of us toiling on the reference desk who do "get it." As a library manager and a selector of adult non-fiction material, I modestly submit that I have been...

Tin Pants.... How well I remember my dad's tin pants and his Filson "gyppo" jackets. My sisters and I all have Filson hats. The logger's daughters all have big noggins and those XL Filson hats keep the rain off. I don't know if that gear inspired the Tin Woodman, but your mention of...

I have it on good authority... I shared your query with someone in the know & got this response: Medusa: There is some merit to what you say regarding controlled fire. However, there were some exceptions depending on circumstances. In small units such as recon teams it was standard...

My son happened to phone me today so I asked him if he pays room & board. Short answer: Yes. He's a Marine, lives in barracks at Lejeune & every month $832 is deducted from his paycheck for room and board. I've sent him money for upgrades to his equipment more than once and I'm happy to do it.

Am I the only woman around here? I shoot at the indoor range -- PSTC.

I won't pretend to know about rifles or slings, but as a reference librarian I meet a lot of very interesting people and some of them do know about rifles & slings. One of the patrons of my library markets a "belt mounted rifle holster." See it here...

Glock 36.

Didn't hate it...... I was compelled to read Jarhead because the reviews made it sound intriguing, the author is local, and my son's a Marine. Some of it was funny, but as others here have said, much of it was too whiny. Not to mention that Swofford comes across as a big, fat misogynist...

But wait! There's more! Ms. Lamott is required reading. Yesterday, during one of my shifts on the reference desk, there were two students from the local college who came to the library looking for Lamott's Traveling Mercies. All copies were already checked out. Those who have the care and...

Dust-up in the faculty lounge Longeyes, you've gone to the heart of it. I couldn't agree more.

Armenia???? Lendsringer! Please! Do not lump Armenia among the Islamic nations. Armenia was the very first Christian nation. The first. My children's grandfather was a survivor of the massacres of Armenians engineered by Those Peaceful Muslims The Turks. His story beggars belief. He was...

My son told me that he took his vow of Courage, Honor and Commitment so that I could live my life exactly as I please. This morning I put him on the plane back to North Carolina and from there to God only knows where. He & his fellow Marines embody all that is good about the American ethos...

Re: Re: Re: Register firearms before entering Canada Just two days ago my mother, sister & I were reminiscing about our move to Alaska in 1966. With Mother at the wheel of the Chevy wagon, we hit the trail for Campbell River or Kelsey Bay (can't remember which) where we were going to catch...