See it anyway, and take teens with you by Jenice Armstrong Some movies are more important than others. Which is why, when I heard there was a […]
Tag: history
Like his predecessors, Biden relies on executive orders
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Like other recent presidential candidates, Donald Trump was highly critical during his initial campaign of the increasing presidential use of executive orders, in […]
How Hollywood producers created the first attack ads
by Greg Mitchell Once again, political mudslinging and false campaign ads threaten to take center stage in the final weeks before Election Day in November. This is […]
Gorbachev’s failures did not go deep enough
by Leonid Bershidsky Mikhail Gorbachev failed at everything he tried as the Soviet Union’s last leader. The state he led could only change the world for the […]
McCullough’s history never boring
I hated college history. The textbooks were mostly about dead white men, Abigail Adams excepted. The lectures were boring. I didn’t see how any of it related […]
118-year-old Terra Alta church recognized on the National Register of Historic Places
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Over a century old and near identical to its original structure, the United Methodist Church of Terra Alta (Terra Alta FUMC) has been granted […]
Guest essay: Electoral College: Folly or foresight?
by Bill Welker During the dawning of our nation, there were two factions in Congress at that time regarding the election of a president. One faction wanted […]
The race to save Ukrainian culture
by Flynn Coleman In the first few days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Lilia Onyshchenko was hastily directing teams of workers throughout Lviv’s Market Square, which dates to […]
Women in history
There’s a tongue-in-cheek joke that occasionally circulates on the internet: What did Watson and Crick discover? Rosalind Franklin’s notes. Franklin’s work in physical chemistry and X-ray diffraction […]
March 20 letters to the editor
Traveling back in time, repeating mistakes I am writing this letter for the benefit of younger people who were not around in the 1970s. At present time, […]
