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A great drive for our Veterans

Military veterans who drove commercial vehicles during their service now have up to a full year after their departure from their branch of service to be exempt from the commercial driver’s license skills test when applying for a CDL. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted an exemption to the Missouri Department of Revenue, which…

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WHAT IS MEMORIAL DAY?

  More than a million American fighting men and women have given, as Lincoln termed it at Gettysburg, the last full measure of devotion. Their valor and sacrifice made possible our freedoms, our values, our very existence.   Memorial Day should be a time of solemn reflection on some of the most sacred of human…

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We are so THANKFUL! Happy Thanksgiving

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Most of All Thanksgiving Day brings to mind the blessings in our lives that usually go unnoticed: a home that surrounds us with comfort and protection; delicious food, for pleasure in both eating and sharing; clothes to snuggle up in, books and good entertainment to expand our minds; and freedom to worship our God. Most…

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Rhode Island May Call Special Session in Fall to Consider Truck Toll Plan, Lawmaker Says

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http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=38741 This story appears in the July 6 print edition of Transport Topics. The Rhode Island General Assembly adjourned without approving a controversial truck toll plan offered by the governor, but lawmakers are expected to meet in the fall to continue reviewing the plan, a key state lawmaker said. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (D), speaking…

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ESPRIT de CORPS/ INDEPENDENCE DAY

Esprit de Corps: Noun: a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc Independence: Adjective: Not subject to another’s authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free: An independent businessman. Not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.;…

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