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July 4, 2022 Jul. 04, 2022
Dear Readers: Happy Fourth of July! While you are enjoying the outdoor barbecue, here's a little his... Read More
The 4th of July Through Poetry Jul. 04, 2022
Dear readers: I want to wish everyone a very happy Fourth of July. As you are hopefully enjoying bar... Read More
Proud To Be an American Jun. 30, 2022
I am proud to be an American. Yes, I know that our system of government is not perfect, but I firmly... Read More
A Big Boom for China Jul. 09, 2021
I live in an urban area, which means my neighborhood sounds like the Battle of Midway on the Fourth ... Read More
Secure Law and Order in America Jul. 09, 2021
Over July Fourth weekend, according to CNN, at least 233 people were killed and 618 others were inju... Read More
Rediscovering the Promise of the American Founding Jul. 08, 2021
Declaring their independence from British rule 245 years ago, the American colonists held "these tru... Read More
The 4th Brings Us Back to Each Other Jul. 07, 2021
MADISON, Wis. — The fireworks from here to Washington sang of a country renewing its place in ... Read More
July 4, 1776: Sacrificing for Freedom Jul. 06, 2021
Every year on July 4, Americans celebrate a miracle: the founding of the United States of America. O... Read More
A 2021 Reflection on Frederick Douglass' 'What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?' Jul. 02, 2021
"The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, ... Read More
Independence from Death, Uncertainty and Division Jul. 01, 2021
As the Fourth of July approaches, we find ourselves in a unique position to contemporaneously celebr... Read More
What Patriotism Means Now Jul. 01, 2021
Marking this year's Independence Day will feel different to most Americans because the yoke of an op... Read More
April 13, 2021 Apr. 13, 2021
Dear Annie: I just heard about your contest to write a poem for July 4 that is more balanced, and th... Read More
Was This Our Last Fourth of July? Jul. 12, 2020
Was this past weekend the last time we will celebrate the Fourth of July? Right now, that certainly ... Read More
A 100% American Jul. 09, 2020
Washington — Many Americans, after they have been in Washington, D.C., for a few years, become... Read More
Zeroing out Trump for the 'Truth' Jul. 08, 2020
The Grand Canyon is a fitting metaphor for the difference between the uncensored version of Presiden... Read More
Trump Uses Independence Day to Promote His Campaign to Divide America Jul. 08, 2020
It's hard to decide what was most appalling about President Donald Trump's two speeches over the Ind... Read More
July 4, 2020 Jul. 04, 2020
Dear Readers: Happy Fourth of July! Here's one of our favorite pieces, originally written in 1955 as... Read More
How to Salvage a Pandemic Independence Day Jul. 03, 2020
Although July 4 is celebrated as Independence Day due to it being the day in 1776 the Continental Co... Read More
The Last Confederate-Themed State Flag Fell This Week. It's Long Past Time. Jul. 03, 2020
What a great gift for America's birthday: The Confederate States of America officially, finally fell... Read More
