American Legion

Two Hall of Famers the Dodgers forgot

2013-05-25 18:12:00

Zack Wheat is remembered frequently in a town in the middle of Missouri, his great-grandson often pulling out a Bull Durham cigar pin bearing the likeness of the most prolific hitter in Dodgers franchise history. "He was such a kind man, such a great...

Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation

2013-05-11 18:10:00

Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...

Hollywood American Legion building is dedicated

2013-05-07 00:23:45

As Jackie Robinson was making history, Wendell Smith wrote it

2013-04-14 05:00:00

Baseball's greatest story will be rewritten again Monday as the sport celebrates the 66th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the major leagues' color barrier. Yet the man who wrote the story will be forgotten. In every game, players from...

Orcutt vs. Caltrans: An American flag too far

2013-03-04 12:10:00

The conflict over religious words and images mounted in government spaces has become such a common battleground in the culture wars that, unless you're a conservative cable news channel looking to stir up righteous outrage, it seems barely worth opining...

Letters: Rescuing Jews

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Re "Holocaust's children," Column One, Jan. 4 Doris Small's story, in which she escaped Nazi Germany before World War II thanks to the rescue mission Kindertransport, is indeed very moving and poignant. But let's not forget that there was an effort by a...

Wheelchair basketball team leaves on 1948 national tour

2012-10-01 00:43:38

‘Red Dawn’: Controversial remake to debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin

2012-09-05 10:02:58

Baseball: American Legion playoffs begin

2012-07-12 16:38:49

Baseball: It's a day for extra innings in American Legion playoffs [Updated]

2012-07-15 16:34:35

Baseball: Capistrano Valley wins American Legion state title

2012-08-07 16:35:02

Baseball: A.J. Balta, Christopher Rivera lead team in North Carolina [Updated]

2012-06-23 16:39:38

Alvin and Jeanie Schmitt of Roscoe will be honored for their 50th anniversary on June 15th from 7-8 pm at American Legion Club, Roscoe, followed by a dance. Hosted by family. Greetings may be sent to PO Box 92, Roscoe, SD 57471. The honorees request no gifts.

2013-06-10 07:49:00

Former Aberdeen Smittys player, Brendon Hoellein, will step into a coaching position with the Warner-Ipswich-Northville Legion team this summer. Hoellein is pictured making a throw to complete a double play in an American Legion game at Fossum Field.

2013-06-01 22:35:00

Memorial Day is not the start of summer; rather, it's a day of appreciation for veterans who died in service of the country, Mike Herman, right, of Aberdeen told those who attended the Memorial Day service at Sunset Memorial Gardens on Monday in Aberdeen.

2013-05-27 21:38:00