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Letters from an American

4 years ago By Heather Cox Richardson

This morning, the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a series of emails and documents that show just how hard former president Trump worked to overturn the 2020 election and retain an illegal grip on power.

New state anti-protest laws threaten First Amendment freedoms

5 years ago By Gene Policinski, Freedom Forum Institute

A YEAR OF PROTEST Through public protests, rallies and marches since the May 2020 death of George Floyd, we have seen a revived, frank—and yes, at times, confrontational—national conversation over racial injustice, policing and other issues. Most events were peaceful and many marked a continuation of the Black Lives Matter movement of recent years, calling society to account over the ongoing tragedy of the deaths of Black men and women at the hands of police.

Ronald Reagan: Immigrants recognize the intoxicating power of America

5 years ago By Ronald Reagan, 40th President Of The United States

The following is an excerpt from a Jan. 19, 1989, speech by President Ronald Reagan as he awarded the Presidential Freedome to Mike Mansfield, former U.S. ambassador to Japan, and George Shultz, former secretary of state. It was his final speech to the nation as president.

Regulating dangerous practices in the Texas Legislature

5 years ago By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune

TEXAS REPUBLICANS FEAR ballots more than bullets. State lawmakers passed permitless carry legislation during their recently ended regular session—letting most adults carry guns in public without licenses, permits, or training—and sent it to Gov.

Memorial Day definitions of patriotism by Americans

5 years ago By Steve Wintermute

Memorial Day (originally Decoration Day) honors the over one million military personnel killed in all our wars since our revolutionary war. From 1868 to 1970, Memorial Day was observed on May 30. Now Memorial Day is the last Monday of May, making it a long weekend holiday that doubles as the beginning of summer vacation season.

It’s what we do

5 years ago By Letter to the Editor

MY PARENTS DID a cross-country drive from Texas to visit my sister in Michigan and me in Ohio. They entertained grandbabies, celebrated birthdays, lavished us with love, and then went on their way back to God’s country. They were “this close” to being home when a quick overnight at my godmother’s house was extended when everything went haywire; my mom ended up having her gallbladder removed, and my dad had some other health issues.

Remembering Those Who Wore the Uniform

5 years ago By Guest Editorial

The following is the text of a Memorial Day tribute written by Malouf Abraham Jr. in the mid-1980s. He thought it might be his entry into a design competition for a stone to be placed in a new Veteran’s Memorial Plaza in Ohio.

Are unemployment benefits really causing a labor shortage?

5 years ago By A Guest Column By Donna Kallner From The Daily Yonder

WHEN A CYBERATTACK disrupted the Colonial Pipeline fuel supply to areas in the South and East, friends and family in those areas faced the prospect of long lines for a dwindling supply at gas stations. Meanwhile, in rural northern Wisconsin, I was standing in line at my local farm and home store. After a year of shortages, regular-mouth Ball quart canning jars were back in stock. While trivial in comparison, I was pretty happy to bag my limit of jars (three cases per customer). While I waited to pay, the man behind me in line started counting the people waiting for the two open checkout lanes.

Texas legislators: A long way to go, a short time to get there

5 years ago By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune (texastribune.org)

MAYBE YOUR JOB is like this, too: The Texas Legislature does most of its work on deadline. And here we are, with two weeks to go in the regular legislative session, and many of the big things that appeared on the to-do list back in January remain unfinished.

The Emperor’s New Clothes: A fairy tale about a big lie

5 years ago By A Guest Column By Steve Wintermute

ONCE UPON A TIME, there was an emperor so fond of new clothes that he spent vast amounts of money on them. He only went out when he had the chance to show off his new clothes. Other emperors could be found sitting in council. However, it was said of this Emperor that “He is sitting in his wardrobe.”

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