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Good morning, it’s Friday April 30, 2021, the day of the week I pass along quotations intended to be inspirational or thought-provoking. Today’s comes from...

Personal Freedom Why We Need to Celebrate the Fourth of July—This Year More than Ever As long as we are a free people, no President—President Biden or any other President—“lets” Americans celebrate our country’s independence. Min Independence Day? It’s almost a Freudian slip. As long as we are a free people, no President—President Biden or any other President—“lets” Americans celebrate our country’s independence. July 4th, 1776 is when the Declaration o...

Lee was born on October 14, 1734, at Stratford Hall plantation in Westmoreland County. He was the fourth surviving son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee. After Lee’s parents died in 1750, he was left under the guardianship of his oldest brother, Philip Ludwell Lee. Philip Lee decided that Francis Lee was best suited for the life of a farmer and ended his formal education. Consequently, Lee was not educated in England, as his older brothers had been; his schooling never progressed ...

Martha Washington, the wife of the first president of the United States, George Washington, established many customs that would be followed by first ladies in the White House for generations to come. She was a remarkable woman known for her grace, intelligence, and industry.

Reel Dad: Hollywood films reflect the ideals of an American president Mark Schuman FacebookTwitterEmail (L to R) Richard Nixon (played by Frank Langella) greets an audience while David Frost (played by Michael Sheen) looks on in a drama that tells of the electrifying battle between a disgraced president with a legacy to save and a jet-setting television personality with a name to make in “Frost/Nixon,” from director Ron Howard.Ralph Nelson / In the wake of yesterday’s inauguration, it was...

RUSH COUNTY - A friend of mine sent me a provocative email a while ago that I’d like to share with you. I can’t verify that it’s all accurate, but

Toggle open close The New York Times Magazine published its “1619 Project” in August 2019 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the landing of the first Africans in the English colony of Virginia. The project is a collection of essays and artwork that argue that the legacy of American slavery can be seen today in areas as disparate as traffic patterns in Atlanta, sugar consumption, health care, incarceration, the racial wealth gap, American capitalism, and reactionary politics. The curat...