In a country constituted of immigrants and the progeny of immigrants, immigration is surprisingly thorny issue in America. It is often said …
It was November of 1943. The Second World War was in its fourth year. American troops, who had joined the struggle just …
For three months in the spring and summer of 1993 rain pounded the Mississippi River basin relentlessly. From Minnesota to Missouri, rivers …
Do a simple Google search on “gateway to hell” and you’ll be surprised at how many results you get. Some are sites …
Traveling west from the plains of North Dakota something interesting happens as you approach Billings. The land begins to break up. The …
In 1945 at the end of World War II a soldier named Bob Rodgers found himself stationed in the German province of …
As a general thing, interstate rest areas are nothing to get excited about. Most are pretty humdrum, featuring drab buildings with utilitarian …
The years 1944-1960 saw the greatest expansion of the American economy we may ever know. They saw the end of Second World …
In all of human history there may be nothing as anti-climactic as a moon rock. After spending 10 years and $150 billion, …
As I came into Florida, home of the largest concentration of senior citizens in the United States, on my way to the …
Lincoln rebelled at the idea of getting wet. “My blood has become too thin living in Miami,” he declared. But by the …
People disagree about Jesus. That’s no surprise. Jesus Christ, the man of sorrows, the Son of God, the lamb, Jehovah, the almighty, …
At around 3:25pm on April 5, 2010 Rex Mullins and Nick McCroskey were working 1000 feet underground at the Upper Big Branch …
My medium was striking out. Oh sure, she had gotten June. Sitting in a white wicker chair in the sunroom at the …
On Jefferson Avenue near downtown Detroit there’s a restaurant called Dr. Dre’s Open Pit and Bait Shop whose name pretty much says …
