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Five Facts About Women’s Suffrage 0
- Culture
- June 7, 2019
This week marks the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Here are five facts you should know about women’s suffrage and the amendment: 1. The 19th Amendment doesn’t directly mention women. The text states: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by
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A Balm for Our Pain: The Power of Words 0
- Culture
- June 7, 2019
Some time ago, my life collapsed like a building under a wrecking ball, a device of my own creation. As I sifted through the debris of those ruins, my sustenance came from the love of some family members, the comfort of two loyal friends, and the remnants of a battered faith. And from the solace
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The Power of ‘Just a Note’0
- Culture
- June 6, 2019
Recently my son and his family traveled to the beach, so I came into town to keep an eye on their house, cat, and dog. Finding the key, I opened the basement door and went inside. On the opposite wall the large dry-erase board proclaimed “WELCOME GRANDPA! We love you!” A note of five words,
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Students Increasingly Are Pursuing Degrees with Better Job Prospects, Data Show 0
- Economics
- June 6, 2019
When it comes to employment data, most economists and commentators today mainly concentrate on the unemployment rate. Many seem to ignore another important measure: the underemployment rate. The Federal Reserve of New York defines the underemployment rate as “the share of graduates working in jobs that typically do not require a college degree.” Underemployment and
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D-Day Succeeded Thanks to an Ingenious Design Called the Mullberry Harbours 0
- History
- June 6, 2019
When Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 – a bold invasion of Nazi-held territory that helped tip the balance of World War II – they were using a remarkable and entirely untested technology: artificial ports. To stage what was then the largest seaborne assault in history, the American, British
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Three Classic Reads That Are Still Relevant Today 0
- Culture
- June 5, 2019
Summer is the best time to catch up on the reading that, for one reason or another, you haven’t had time to do the rest of the year. But instead of reading the average beach paperback, why not dig deeper and check out some classics from the past? Here are three that I believe to
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The Way of the Sixgun: An American Martial Art 0
- Culture
- June 5, 2019
With culture around us apparently in decline, it’s worth celebrating uniquely American traditions, especially growing ones. And few activities could be more American than the marksmanship sport of Old West-style shooting. The increasingly popular shooting matches of the National Congress of Old West Shooters and the Single Action Shooting Society are perhaps more than a
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Public School Spending: More Isn’t Necessarily Better 0
- June 5, 2019
Public school per-pupil spending has increased for the fifth consecutive year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The county’s top-five spenders for 2017 are New York ($23,091), the District of Columbia ($21,974), Connecticut ($19,322), New Jersey ($18,920) and Vermont ($18,290). California comes in at number 21, spending $12,143 per pupil (see Summary
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Is Meryl Streep Right in Saying That Women Can Be Pretty Toxic?0
- Culture
- June 5, 2019
Meryl Streep, highly acclaimed actress and outspoken progressive, said in a public interview recently: “We hurt our boys by calling something toxic masculinity… because women can be pretty [expletive] toxic.” “It’s toxic people,” Streep went on to say, “We’re all on the boat together. We’ve got to make it work.” The 69-year-old actress
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