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What do we do about the tweeter-in-chief?

July 21, 2019 Christopher Burke 2020 Election, Activism, Ideas, Trump One comment

What are we living? Drama, comedy, soap opera, reality show, tragedy, nightmare? With hindsight, history will tell us clearly. History will frame this decade

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Abortion: as old as pregnancy itself

April 14, 2019 Renee Shur Civil Rights, History, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

One of the most contentious and emotionally charged issues in American politics today is the issue of abortion and a woman’s right to choose.

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Conquering snow, old-style

January 26, 2019 Renee Shur Cities, History, Technology Leave a comment

Awakened recently at four and then six in the morning by the clanking and booming of salt trucks and snow plows lumbering outside my

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An inconvenient comparison: Germany then and the U.S. now

September 2, 2016 Pat Simons 2016 Election, History Leave a comment

We aren’t supposed to forget the past, and it’s so easy to see the differences between “Germany then” and “the U.S. now” that we

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My great grandmother was a Jewish exorcist

October 10, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Humor, Ideas, Uncategorized Leave a comment

As my mother approaches her 101st birthday, her mind is on fire with long-ago memories. Today, she told me the story of her grandmother,

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Women’s rights: 94 years and still counting

August 25, 2014 Hafsa History, Voting/Elections, Women Leave a comment

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State

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Frank Wills: Watergate watchman

June 19, 2014 Steve Sorkin History, People Leave a comment

Please take a moment to remember that 42 years ago today [June 17], a security guard named Frank Wills called the police when he

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The Gettysburg Address mashup

November 19, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Ideas Leave a comment

November 19, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln. It’s an amazing piece of writing–both for its powerful message

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American disunity: I’m finally beginning to understand it

November 18, 2013 Susan Cunningham Demographics/Polls, History, Politics, States Leave a comment

After years, no, decades, of wondering why all American voters don’t think and act the same way I do, I finally found something approaching an

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Our twisted nation

October 16, 2013 Susan Cunningham Congress, Corporations, Economy, Government, History, Uncategorized Leave a comment

One of the property owners along the county road I drive into town flies an American flag high on a bluff. I love seeing

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