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John Everett Benson, Who Chiseled John F. Kennedy’s Grave, Dies at 85
New York Times· 21 hours agoA master of the ancient and exacting art of carving into rock, he was 25 when he began his first...
Today In History: June 15, More than 1,000 killed in NY steamboat disaster; June 16, Trump announces...
The Eagle-Tribune· 2 days agoThis is the weekend of Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16, the 167th and 168th day of 2024. There are 198 days left in the year as of Sunday
‘Dark Horse’: 80 years ago, the first surplus jeep was sold in Kansas
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt’s all in the wrist. Mastering the wave is an essential part of driving a Jeep, and the best waves...
If Biden Steps Down, Who Comes Next for the Democrats?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAccording to New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, writing Thursday, Joe Biden has one option if...
Ten rules for understanding the 2024 elections - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 6 days agoPollsters have been muffing it since the Literary Digest survey in 1936 awarded the election to Alf...
RFK Jr. doubles down on opposing Gaza cease-fire, invokes Nazi Germany
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doubled down on his opposition of a...
Jimmy Carter set a virtuous example as president. To today’s voters, that may not matter
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIs virtue overrated in politics? Historians address that question by comparing the legacies of two...
John Everett Benson, who chiseled John F. Kennedy’s grave, has died - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 hours agoThe art Benson practiced is mostly devoted to mortality, the brief span of a life, though it is designed for eternity or something close to it. Benson could spend a day carving a cross; a gravestone ...
75 back-to-school quotes to inspire students for the year ahead
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHappy back to school! Parents, teachers and students, find funny and motivational back-to-school...
John Roberts’ ‘eh’ view of extreme partisanship is important
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt came a few years before the Civil War, which was fought over the issue of slavery. During the New...