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American Memorial Day traditions
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Remembering on Memorial Day
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Re-defining Pet-Friendly: The Getaway at Glen Highland Farm
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Interview: Michael Moriarty on D.C. politics, IRS-gate and Benghazi
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Memorial Day weekend schedules: America honors its war dead
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IRS, Obama, and plausible deniability
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The four legendary beauties of China
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BELLA: Rahm Emanuel vs. the Chicago school system
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Celebrity and its role in social change: Angelina Jolie
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Liven up Memorial Day meals with tips and recipes from the experts
Rich Like Me
An establishmentarian conservative, short on cash, but long on wisdom.
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Where do Cain's supporters go now?
Does Newt win, or is it someone else's turn to surge to the top? Published 7:41 p.m. November 30, 2011 - Comments
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Where the Republicans are wrong on national security
The GOP is often misguided about security issues Published 10:45 p.m. November 23, 2011 - Comments
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Mitt Romney: An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics
A new biography by Ron Scott offers interesting insights into Mitt Romney, the man and the politician. Published 12:13 a.m. November 19, 2011 - Comments
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The coalition that Ron Paul can't build
Ron Paul won't be the nominee Published 1:43 a.m. November 14, 2011 - Comments
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Handicapping the GOP presidential candidates part II: Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, and Huntsman
It is time to winnow the GOP Presidential field and get serious. Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Michele Bachman and yes, front runner Herman Cain, should all step back now. Published 2:39 p.m. November 10, 2011 - Comments
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The seven deadly sins of Occupy Wall Street
Occupiers have more than mere peccadilloes to answer for. Published 11:18 p.m. November 6, 2011 - Comments
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Handicapping the GOP presidential candidates: Cain, Romney, Paul, Gingrich, Perry
Republican voters have some serious deciding to do. Published 6:08 p.m. November 2, 2011 - Comments
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Mitt Romney and the defense of federalism
Mitt Romney's opponents could use a refresher course on federalism Published 2:35 a.m. October 22, 2011 - Comments
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Liberals cannot defend the Constitution
The Left doesn't stand for our founding document Published 3:26 a.m. October 18, 2011 - Comments
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Wall Street occupiers are the greediest of all
Almost every demand comes down to taking other people's money Published 2:17 p.m. October 15, 2011 - Comments
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Rich Stowell is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah studying Communication, a graduate teaching assistant, and a Fellow at the Center for Communication and Community.
Rich taught for several years in the San Francisco Bay Area, before ...
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Rich Stowell is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah studying Communication, a graduate teaching assistant, and a Fellow at the Center for Communication and Community.
Rich taught for several years in the San Francisco Bay Area, before he enlisted in the United States Army National Guard. In 2009 he deployed with the 40th Infantry Division in support of NATO in Kosovo. In the Balkans, he served as Video Section Chief in the Public Affairs office for the largest multi-national task force base. He also finished his first book, Nine Weeks, about his unique experience at Army basic training, and joined the ranks of military bloggers with “My Public Affairs.”
After the deployment, Rich returned to the classroom at a charter high school in Richmond and taught teacher education at the University of San Francisco.
As a doctoral candidate, he has researched free speech in political campaigns, communication in combat among modern American military forces, team conflict, and military training models. He is currently a Staff Sergeant serving in the 128th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Utah Army National Guard.
Rich lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and two sons.
Learn more about the author at Rich-Stowell.com
