A little bit of everything
I was about 12 when my parents took my younger brother and me on a family vacation from our home in West Hartford, Conn. to Washington, D.C. I remember our meals in the now-defunct Hot Shoppes and spending our nights in a motel on busy New York Avenue.
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I’m not opposed to a new national holiday—we’ve got 12 now—and as the U.S. is the most overworked nation in the world, I’m all for a mandated day off.
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With the current attack on American history I never mentioned to anyone that my greatest fear was someday someone would
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“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” – Saint John the Evangelist Who can
Read moreAbraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and he was one of the most practical men that
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Lydia Bixby and Abraham Lincoln Introduction Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. 21, 1864. Dear Madam, I have been shown in the
Read moreEmpire seemed like a good idea at first in Ancient Rome (also known as the United States): Julius Caesar (Abraham
Read moreI’m a Jewish conservative who strongly identifies with civil rights, despite frequent disagreements with that movement’s current leaders. As of
Read moreWhen Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island in June of 1964, he was a cause more than a man.
Read moreThe 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is receiving widespread media coverage today – much of it marred
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