Nightly Newsers Full of Nightly Surprises

I think I might have Swine Flu or something similar. That's why I'm a little behind on posting today. That said, I'll just offer links to posts I've published during the past 24 hours. Here they are:

• Nightly Newsers Full of Nightly Surprises;
  

• Ronald Reagan Statue Dedicated in Statuary Hall;
  

• Uncle Jay Explains the News: June 1, 2009;
  

• Store Owner Fends Off, Feeds Would-Be Robber;
  

• Automobile ‘News’ Gets Personal;
  

• D-Day Memorial Foundation Needs Your Help; and

• LaHood Overhauling Mexican Truck Program.
  

Enjoy!

Letter Reveals Much About 1918 Flu Pandemic

Rather than look at today’s version of a flu pandemic, which involves hundreds of cases at most, I wanted to find out what it was like to live during the influenza outbreak of 1918 when 50 million people around the world died. A visit to the National Archives produced a letter written by a volunteer nurse to her friend at the Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas, Oct. 17, 1918.

Along with several photos from the era, I’ve reprinted the text of that letter here. [Note: The content of this letter will surprise you -- guaranteed!]