What Are Judeo-Christian Values?
The term “Judeo-Christian values” is frequently used. I am one who uses it. I do so for the same reason the late great British prime minister Margaret Thatcher did: “The truths of the Judaic-Christian tradition,” she said, “are infinitely...
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ARKASNAS: Event Examines Deadliest Racially-Charged Massacre in Arkansas History With the start of Black History Month just weeks away, a new event will examine one of the lowest points in the history of race relations in Arkansas. The Voices of Elaine Symposium will...
Freedom’s Extinction
“Freedom is always just one generation away from extinction.” — Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) In December 1776, just six months after the Declaration of Independence had been signed and a year and a half into the Revolutionary War, Thomas Paine sensed a...Did Archaeologists Find A 1684 Scottish Settlement Under Beaufort? The Results Are In
BEAUFORT — In August, a team led by University of South Carolina archaeologist Chester DePratter searched in residents’ yards, city parks, and the lawn of the First African Baptist Church for evidence of a 17th-century Scottish settlement known as Stuarts Town....
The Far Reaching and Devastating Impact of Amazon Ending AmazonSmile
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania —Eighty-five years ago, Carl Stotz had an epiphany of sorts while he was passing a lazy summer day playing catch with his two nephews and tripped over a lilac bush while chasing a wild pitch. While nursing his wounds he had a flash of...Obiter Dicta
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TEXAS: State Celebrates Texas Independence Day It was on March 2, 1836, when historians believe the original and five copies of the Texas Declaration of Independence were written and signed Read More