In the 231 years since its first ruling, the Supreme Court has never sown more confusion than in the 45 years since it first ruled on the subject of race-based decisions in university admissions. On Thursday, the court found Harvard and the University of North Carolina guilty of doing what the ...
Watergate.Isn鈥檛 that a funny word?How did a word, derived from a 1970s political scandal, which had only been the name of a place in Washington, D.C., become so integrally woven into the fabric of the American lexicon? (ADMISSION: Midway through that sentence, I had no idea how it would ...
On this Fourth of July week, my pick for Hero of the Republic is the indefatigable Rose Brady and the women of the Connellsville Canteen. Their service during World War II remains a shining example of patriotism, perseverance and good old-fashioned pluck.Working out of an abandoned foundry ...
On Tuesday, the <em>Observer-Reporter</em> and the <em>缅北禁地</em> reported how this time of year is one of high anxiety for dogs, who tend to get rattled by the fireworks that celebrate the Fourth of July. The article pointed out ...