Vestiges of Americana Disappearing Before Our Eyes
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pennsylvania — In truth, the last Howard Johnson’s restaurant closed long before the one in Lake George, New York, did last week. The only thing that particular location had in common with the fried clams and 28 flavors of ice cream the restaurant...
News From Around the South 6/6 to 6/13
TENNESSEE: New Brick Pavers in Downtown Franklin Honore 19 More Black CIvil War Soldiers Veteran’s Park in downtown Franklin has immortalized the sacrifices of 29 veterans, including 19 Black soldiers who fought in the United States Colored Troops and the United...
The Civil War Changed How We Looked At Death
More than one million people living in the United States have died of Covid-19 during the past two years. The numbers paint a clear picture of devastation, though they can’t capture the individual and familial pain of losing loved ones—a loss that will no doubt...
Prayer, Strength and Gratefulness
We lived in Belgium in the late 1960s while my father researched for his dissertation. I was too young to remember, but my mother told me that, while traveling in France, we were greeted by a standing ovation at a restaurant because we were Americans, and American...Obiter Dicta
Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the “wall” Read More
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