PLATT - MISC News

SPECIAL
‘He Looked Up’: A Franciscan Friar’s Gift to Us
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454925/franciscan-priest-father-andrew-apostoli-cfr-funeral-mass-remembrance-life-he-looked-up?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-12-26&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

GENERAL INTEREST
Man Jumps Off Cliff, Doesn't Land in Water 
https://weather.com/sports-recreation/video/watch-man-nail-lake-stunt?pl=pl-editor-picks

How to Be Happier, Safer, Healthier and Smarter in 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/smarter-living/how-to-be-happier-safer-healthier-and-smarter-in-2018.html?emc=edit_nn_20171226&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

The News in Zingers
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1217/hamilton.php3

The WIRE: Your week in review
https://personalliberty.com/wire-week-review-20-73/

HEALTH
Someone stole a child's parcel off his porch. It contained kidney transplant medication 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1217/stolen_medicine.php3

How to ‘Winterize’ Your Dog
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/well/family/how-to-winterize-your-dog.html?emc=edit_nn_20171226&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

HEALTH CARE
The Bipartisan Failure of the Individual Mandate
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454928/obamacares-individual-mandate-bipartisan-failure?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202017-12-26&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

FOREIGN POLICY
Trump puts the world's worst crooks and killers on notice 
http://jewishworldreview.com/1217/rogin122617.php3

DEFENSE

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Law enforcement leaders say Trump’s strong support for police saves lives
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/26/donald-trump-boosts-local-police-with-policies-res/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpFeE1EUmlNMlZtWVdZeiIsInQiOiJ2c3hCdkpsMEtDRmttMERCSzBCM3gyUTNzbmp4Wk9rSzNkZTdJUG1DTmJJZ3hrUGtIdVM0R3RRS0ROWkdMaVVqMGNLa0xsTklqQ2pMTDA1VWMwOWhoMFRyRzBaam14QWJmMTBJTmIxMU96b1lJenN2Z1VWVnEyMUNuYVhlZjZKaCJ9

MEDIA
You Don't Have to Like Donald Trump to Acknowledge the Obvious ... 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1217/bernie_g122617.php3

The media ice begins to crack around Trump 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/pruden122617.php3

IMMIGRATION
The End Of Identity Politics
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1217/hanson122617.php3

NORK
The North Korea Crisis Is Far Worse Than You Can Possibly Imagine
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-north-korea-crisis-far-worse-you-can-possibly-imagine-23802

UNIONS
A knock against unions could boost public workers' rights 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will122317.php3

POLITICS
Democrats Leave Few Seats Unchallenged in Quest for House Control
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/us/democrats-house-control-2018-midterms.html?emc=edit_nn_20171226&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=58935408&te=1

How A Liberian Refugee Got To Be A Montana Mayor
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/12/25/572835450/how-a-liberian-refugee-got-to-be-a-montana-mayor

-- "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur