I am senior at American Military University about to finish my bachelors degree in Emergency and Disaster Management with a special certification in Homeland Security. I was nominated for and received of the Outstanding Student Essay of 2009, a member of Delta Epsilon Tau and Epsilon Pi Phi Academic Fraternities and on the Dean's and President's Lists for academic achievement. I live in beautiful western Oregon with my husband of 13 years, my two beautiful children, two dogs and two cats. I have published at American Thinker, Examiner.com, Accuracy in Media, Family Security Matters, Post and Email, English Pravda, Tea Party Tribune, Tea Party Network, and The Center for Western Journal. I can be contacted at cotter.d.c@gmail.com, or at www.DiannaCotter.com