Health Care Update: 1910
This week the news was filled with stories about the passage of the health care reform bill of 2010, and it occurred to me that it might be an opportune […]
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The U.S. Census: A Vital Part of Democracy
Every ten years the American government conducts the U.S. Census as mandated by the Constitution. The first census took place in 1790. Few people realize how truly vital this population
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A Moment in Time: Education for Southern Blacks, 1940
Learning a little sometimes reveals a lot. Tuesday night I attended a screening of a recently discovered film from 1940 that was thought to have been permanently lost. After being
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The Shared Experience: Big Events on Radio and TV
Part of the pleasure of watching events like the Super Bowl or the Olympics is the fact that we can share the experience with others. We compare notes with family
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The Winter Olympics: Added to Games in 1924
While the every four-years tradition of the Olympic Games was begun by the Greeks in ancient times, the original games eventually faded out only to be resurrected by a French
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The Ultimate Gift: A Green Goodbye
If you love stories, cemeteries are almost irresistible – every headstone has a tale to tell. Whether it’s a date, a name, a poem, or a piece of statuary that
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