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Self-defense: overdoing it

By Eric Verlo
NOT MY TRIBE - 2/01/2010 3:44PM MDT

Toons weekly peace vigil at Nevada and Dale, Colorado Springs COLO. SPRINGS- These past years have been a boon to our local defense industry. Despite the deployments and casualties, war pays the bills and builds corporate fortunes. For so many in Colorado Springs whose bread and butter comes from defending freedom, our little weekly peace vigil is a disquieting sight. There are always more smiles than frowns, but those displeased are pretty livid.