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Asked about the significance of Lincoln’s first election to the presidency in 1860, Frederick Douglass, the great people’s leader of the 19th century, said: “Not much, in itself considered, but very much when viewed in the light of its relations…
Heard this song today in a coffee shop after my morning swim. Brought back a flood of memories of Friday night in the Beer Barrel in the west end of Portland, Maine in the early 1970s. It was a small,…
On this date in 1970, four Kent State University students were shot dead and nine wounded in Kent, Ohio, by the National Guard during a protest against the Vietnam War and the newly revealed U.S. invasion of Cambodia by the…
Trump wins 5 primaries and looks like the nominee. Hillary wins 4 and also looks like the nominee. Time for sober thinking and unity on the part of Hillary and Bernie and their supporters. The dangers of a Trump presidency…
The tributes to Prince on ESPN are coming fast and furious. Listening now to Jemele Hill and Michael Smith, co-hosts of His and Hers – great show by the way – who are celebrating his life and his music. Basketball…