Associated PressJuly 3, 2022
14min0
This July Fourth, some activists wonder if the phrase still has any meaning.
Tag: Declaration of Independence
Associated PressJuly 3, 2022
Joe HendersonJuly 3, 2022
15min0
As we celebrate the Fourth, remember that 'all' people were created equal, not just some.
Associated PressJuly 5, 2021
9min768
Ultimately, 67% of adults received a vaccine shot before Independence Day.
Blake DowlingJuly 4, 2018
6min231
Our nation and our state are both the greatest in the land. We have so many to thank for this, our armed forces, first responders, law-abiding citizens that vote, the media, government employees, athletes, the business community, even rock-n-rollers and anyone involved in The Process. It might seem sometimes there are problems everywhere you look […]
Darryl PaulsonAugust 13, 2017
6min401
The 2016 presidential election divided America more than ever. Not only was the election relatively close in terms of the popular vote, but the popular vote winner actually ended up losing the electoral college vote and the presidency. Instead of attempting to unite a badly divided America, as most presidents have attempted to do upon […]
Darryl PaulsonMay 8, 20167min344
(Second of three parts) The drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution did not trust unfettered democracy. The Founders wanted self-government, but they wanted a government where minorities would be heard and protected from the excesses of the majority. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, described simple democracy as “one […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 15, 2016
5min241
It’s Presidents Day again, a day when the schools and banks are closed, the local, state and federal bureaucracies leave us alone, and everyone else is busy working to pay for it all. The holiday goes back as far as 1879 and was originally intended to honor George Washington. This was later amended to include […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 14, 20165min257
It’s Presidents’ Day again, a day when the schools and banks are closed, the local, state and federal bureaucracies leave us alone, and everyone else is busy working to pay for it all. The holiday goes back as far as 1879 and was originally intended to honor George Washington. This was later amended to include […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 16, 20157min190
In our Declaration of Independence it’s written that all people have certain unalienable rights, including “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” As Americans, we strive for equality and opportunity. We are taught to treat everyone justly and with respect, for everyone is equal. We are taught to “ask not what your country can do […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 20158min223
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the three unalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence says have been given to all of us by the “Creator,” and that governments are created to protect. Were the Declaration to be updated for the 21st century, could it be amended to include a right to hail […]