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thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

The tiny planet Mercury will pass across the middle of the Sun today.

However, you and I should not try to see the so-called Mercury transit by looking at it,

since looking directly at the Sun can cause permanent eye damage.

Plus, Mercury will be just a tiny dot on the Sun.

NASA therefore recommends using a telescope with

a certified solar filter. Or, for the vast majority of us who do not possess such instruments,

we can watch in the Solar Dynamics Observatory's website. Their equipment will directly

view the Mercury Transit, which we will then experience secondhand. Let's consider this story as a parable for one of the most important but overlooked days of the year.

Today, Americans honor the 19.6 million active and former members of our armed forces.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday, which means that government offices are closed.

So are most banks.

However, for much of American business, its business as usual.

Many restaurants in the Dallas area are offering veterans free meals or discounts to express gratitude for their service. But most restaurants,

stores, and businesses appear to be open, and I found only one school district in our region

that is closed today. Many Americans don't know that, as the Department of Defense explains,

today is Veterans Day, with no apostrophe, rather than Veteran

Apostrophe S Day, or Veterans Apostrophe Day. The day does not belong to one veteran or a group of

veterans. It is intended to honor all veterans. The Defense Department also notes that many

confuse Veterans Day, honoring all who have served our country in war or peace, whether alive or dead, with Memorial Day,

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