An in-law, age 95 and on her deathbed, was having some final conversations. She brought up a memory of her own mother, who had lost a 2-year-old daughter to a childhood disease. When she misbehaved as a child, the elderly woman recalled, "My mother would say, 'I wish you had died instead of ...
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is not just a bad president. "King" is too good a word for the likes of him. What Trump truly is shall be written in the end. Andrew Johnson was the worst president we've had until now. A Southerner who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president, he took office in 1865 ...
President Trump says he was "surprised" that Britain released five suspected terrorists on bail. The suspects were arrested after a farmer saw the masked men and several vans 100 yards from a British air base the U.S. has used to conduct bombing runs on Iran. British authorities said tests on ...
I studied British history in college and grad school and am struck by the parallels between the British Empire in days of yore and the United States today. The era of British supremacy began with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and lasted well over a century. By the end of World War II, the ...
Opportunities Editor: The upcoming election offers great opportunities! In every instance, we can choose to do what’s best for our communities or, on the other hand, what’s profitable, in the short term, for us as individuals. Our Founding Fathers had the same opportunities. Sadly, they opted for personal gain, taking land from Indigenous people and enslaving others. Fortunately, they gave us the power to learn from mistakes (theirs and ours), and we can choose to see how caring for others brings blessings to our selves. Compassion is, according to the Dalai Lama and Bishop ...
PARIS - If you grew up anywhere near the Canada-U.S. border, you know that picking up a hockey stick and heading to the nearest frozen pond or cul-de-sac is just part of life. But did it ever occur to you that it might also be your best basic military training? Well, Canadians can now thank ...
