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  • The Minnesota First at the Battle of Gettysburg: Putting Lincoln’s Words into Perspective

    The Minnesota First at the Battle of Gettysburg: Putting Lincoln’s Words into Perspective0

    On July 3rd, 1863, Union troops won the Battle of Gettysburg. Considered to be a turning point of the war, Gettysburg was the deadliest Civil War battle, not only in terms of civilian soldiers, but Generals as well. The three days of fighting were filled with devastation, tragedy, courage, and heroism. There were many points

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  • The Military’s Secret to Fighting COVID-19

    The Military’s Secret to Fighting COVID-190

    A week or so ago, while driving home from the coffee shop, I heard a newscaster report that the Pentagon had announced a seventh member of the military had died from the COVID-19 virus. I was stunned, certain that this number was wrong. Surely it must be much higher. On arriving home, I hit my

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  • The Migrant Crisis Presents a Moral Dilemma

    The Migrant Crisis Presents a Moral Dilemma0

    During the three-day Memorial Day weekend, as Americans grilled meat and sipped ice-cold beer and Coca-Cola, more than 700 migrants from Africa died when their unseaworthy boats sank in the Mediterranean Sea on the way to Europe. Although a U.N. official named in the linked article called that “a very intense and exceptional week for

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  • The Mighty Power of Human Resilience

    The Mighty Power of Human Resilience42

    A year ago, had you stood in front of Mountain Inn and Suites on the outskirts of Erwin, Tenn., to your left you would have seen four or five small businesses and some storage units, flanked by a Baptist church. To your right would be a Mexican restaurant, Panchos & Amigos, joined to a convenience

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  • The Medieval Period was a Dark Age? Don’t be Ignorant.

    The Medieval Period was a Dark Age? Don’t be Ignorant.0

    Too often in conversations and on social media, people will conflate the Dark Ages with the time of Medieval Europe. The motivation behind the argument has roots in both the Protestant Reformation and then the Enlightenment and their joint toppling of Christendom Europe. For the past to be rejected and a new order to be

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  • The Media’s Shameful Depiction of Pro-Second Amendment Protests in Virginia

    The Media’s Shameful Depiction of Pro-Second Amendment Protests in Virginia0

    It’s the tea party all over again. Way back in 2009 the press, followed by a gaggle of left-wing commentators and politicians, did a number on tea party protests, often portraying them – with little evidence – as driven by racist rage against President Barack Obama rather than principled opposition to his administration’s policies. These same tactics were on full display

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