Now that we've completed our celebration of America's 250th birthday, it's time to prepare for the 300th — the tricentennial. I will not live to see it, but I hope the nation will. At least, I hope a certain kind of America will celebrate its 300th year — one that has regained its moral ...
Two hundred and fifty years ago, men in powdered hair and knee breeches did what no colony had ever done successfully. They broke away from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not bloodthirsty radicals. They had petitioned again and again to remain loyal subjects of the Crown. They ...
There are moments when history reaches across the centuries with startling clarity. Standing in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy, and looking at Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Allegory of Good and Bad Government," I had one of those moments. Nearly 700 years old, the series of fresco paintings ...
The "independent fact checkers" at PolitiFact did something truly shocking on July 2. They tagged a Democrat with their harshest judgment, "Pants On Fire." It's shocking because it's been almost two years since the last time they lit pants for a Democrat. On July 31, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. ...
Beyond the Red, White, and Blue: America’s 250th Birthday Editor's note: The following letter was written by 14 year-old Molly Skyles who is going into the 9th grade at Houghton High School. She said she was inspired by the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, saying she wrote the letter to show her appreciation of this important occasion. “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” — Benjamin Franklin. Dear Editor: July 4th, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The Fourth of July is known as Independence Day as it was the day ...
Supports Prestin for Senate To the editor: I spent years as a constituent services staffer in the Michigan House of Representatives, where I worked directly for Rep. Dave Prestin and his predecessor, former Rep. Beau LaFave. My job was to help them serve the people of the Upper Peninsula, by listening to concerns, cutting through red tape, and navigating state government. That experience taught me the importance of having the best person to represent the Upper Peninsula. I am now retired and no longer work for the state legislature. Born and raised in the U.P., my roots here still run ...
