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Opinion: D-Day should make us remember the sacrifices made to protect democracy
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agos Readjustment Act of 1944 signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt) to rebuild this...
A new plot for America - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoRoosevelt. Into this perilous scene steps Sinclair Lewis, the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Under the auspices of the New...
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...
Eugene Robinson: D-Day offers lesson about our divisions
Greensboro News & Record· 7 days agoThe images of President Joe Biden in Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion were poignant considering the nation is now so divided.
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 39 minutes agoDefying political gravity, Democrats have avoided defeat in the Senate and could even score a victory. President Joe Biden’s party flipped Pennsylvania and held on to every ...
After years of preservation efforts, Butler Place gets a historic city designation
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 6 days agoButler Place was one of 52 Works Progress Administration projects for low-income housing under ...
When was the last time that Trump-loving Staten Island voted for a Democrat for president?
Staten Island Advance· 3 days agoDelving into 160+ years of voting here shows that the ‘red borough’ wasn’t always red.
The Right Stuff: The beat goes on
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 10 hours agoThe song Sonny Bono wrote in 1967, which he and Cher sang, rings true in today’s world. Often conflicting against every hard-won victory of common sense...
Today In History: June 15, More than 1,000 killed in New York steamboat disaster
The News-Times· 3 days agoToday is Saturday, June 15, the 167th day of 2024. On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York’s East River ...
10 books by New England Authors to read this summer
WBUR Boston· 5 days agoWhether you’re looking for a splashy beach read or you’re eager to learn something new on vacation, these books by New England authors might satiate your...
