Where were you when the world changed?
On that day my husband and I had been watching C-SPAN's coverage of proceedings verifying the votes of a recent Presidential election. ...
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- Apr 21, 2021
Musings on the Civil War
It was on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee that my fledgling history buff self came into existence. I was one of those teenagers...
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Jolene
- Jan 19, 2021
Here Comes The President
"Fellow-Citizens: There is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shall take the oath of office in the presence of the...
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Jolene
- Jan 12, 2021
The Capital Has Been Breached
As the events of Wednesday the 6th of January unfolded, I bet some of us thought back to 9-11 (2001). Unsure of what was going to...
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Jolene
- Dec 1, 2020
A Day That Shall Live in Infamy
December 20, 1944, and many of you thought I was going to say December 7! Well, we shall discuss both dates this week, beginning with 7...
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Jolene
- Nov 10, 2020
Armistice Day - of Poppies and Poetry
At the 11 hour, on the 11 day of the 11 month (1918) the guns of World War One fell silent. It had been a "war to end all wars". That...
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