Letter: Trump makes 'peace,' at Ukraine's expense

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This week, President Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed master of "the art of the deal," revealed his secret to success; bully, demean and coerce the weak while siding with the strong. This, while claiming he's a peacemaker. This poses the question: peace at whose expense? Insofar as the Russia/Ukraine conflict, Team Trump expects the victim to bow to the aggressor so that Trump can be credited with "peacemaking."

From the Archives: The draft in Richmond

20150708_FEA_POD_Draft — In April 1942, about 26,000 Richmond men ages 45 to 64 participated in the country’s fourth Selective Service registration. These men were registering at Ginter Park School. Men in this age range were not subject to military service at that time, but they were being asked about special skills to determine how they could best aid the war effort.
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the draft — 05-14-1946 (cutline): Waiting for the last man--Captain John E. Brior, commanding officer of the Richmond Induction Center, sits in the front row of the seats so mny inductees have waited on, waiting for the last man to be inducted under the Selective Service Act, which will die at midnight unless Congress acts rapidly today.
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the draft — 08-19-1948 (cutline): Colonel Neal on Rostrum outline procedure to draft officials.
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the draft — 07-29-1953 (cutline): The mental test requires concentration.
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the draft — 07-28-1953 (cutline): Service Trip for J.W. Miller, Jr., begins at 900 North Lombardy.
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the draft — 01-05-1955 (cutline): Draft headquarters plans to dispose of all records in these files. Captain Thomas White and Mrs. S. Orville Masten make a preliminary check.
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the draft — 08-12-1953 (cutline): Draft Board clerk Dorothy B. Farrar registers Raymond C. Murphy (seated) Norman Boughman (right) and John Adams, who face a draft call, watch.
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