Lo riconosco è un ossessione. Ho postato più volte sull’argomento. Nella gestione di crisi, la “velocità” con la quale un’organizzazione riesce a comunicare è a mio avviso sempre più “il” fattore critico di successo. L’era dei notiziari 24/7 che a partire dagli anni 80 aveva radicalmente modificato il mondo del giornalismo imprimendo una fortissima accelerazione alle nostre vite
One of the true ironies of the 21-year-old drinking age is that we have young men and women fighting for this country that cannot legally walk into a tavern and have a drink. They are old enough to pay the ultimate price in the eyes of our government, but not old enough to buy a drink.The Marine Corps has recognized that someone mature enough to storm a building occupied by al-Qaeda or Taliban fighters surely can have a glass of beer, wine or spirits. The Marines have ruled that service members as young as 18 can have a drink of alcohol on Marine bases on special occasions.Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway signed the order, which allows local commanders to designate Marine Corps birthday celebrations and home coming parties after combat deployments as special occasions where drinking will be allowed.In 1995 the U.S. Defense Department told each branch of the service that drinking ages on bases should conform to local laws. Some are protesting the move, including Mothers Against
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When U.S. Marines come to town, the citizens of Jericho consider what their lives will be like when law and order is restored and the nation begins to recover from the bombings. The soldiers also bring word of a great victory by the military in the war abroad. But not all is what it seems as Jake and Johnston begin to ask some tough questions. Meanwhile, Hawkins discovers that Sarah may not be who he thinks she is.
Originally aired: Wednesday March 14, 2007 on CBS
Writer: Stephen Scaia & Matthew Federman
Director: James Whitmore
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People are leaving Jericho, and Johnston is trying to convince them to stay, but he’s failing because they don’t see as they’ve got anything to stay for, with all of the resources in Jericho dwindling away to nothing.
Stanley, Mimi, Gray, Roger, Emily and others are going over the now
