At about 9 years old, I decided I wanted to build a treehouse. We had a sturdy black walnut tree in our backyard, and I had amassed a pile of old weathered fence slats with enough splinters to disable a battalion of enemy soldiers. I had a handful of nails I had painstakingly pulled from ...
In the coming days, National Park rangers may find visitors asking about the location of Christopher Gist's grave somewhere near Fort Necessity, this following the release of the splashy new film, the heavily advertised "Young Washington." A production of Angel Studios, the movie depicts a ...
Q. How can I find inspiration to go get my permit? I鈥檝e been putting it off for over a year. What do I even do? Thank you. 鈥� 17-year-old Mary Jo鈥檚 Response: When we delay a decision, we may be unaware of why we hesitate. It sounds as if that may be the case with you. I鈥檝e seen this ...
History counts, and on this Fourth of July weekend, here are 13 histories and biographies that entertain, enlighten and perhaps inspire. The selections are purely subjective and personal and by no means exhaustive. Shockingly (to me), there's nothing here about the American Revolution and its ...
As I write this, Lola, our seven-pound Shorkie, is sleeping beside my left leg. Her breathing and heartbeat seem synchronized with mine. Every few minutes she opens one eye to make sure I am still there. A few months ago, a friend passed away at age 92. His family ended his obituary with ...
John Fetterman is not easy to understand. The tall, grungy-looking senior senator from Pennsylvania is, politically-speaking, literally unfathomable. This past week he again broke ranks with his fellow Democrats on another consequential matter. By voting against a War Powers resolution offered ...
