by Daniela Gerson My wife and I share a past that spans continents and tracks back to the Polish-Ukrainian border. Eighty-two years ago, during a frigid winter, […]
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What do you do when ‘normal’ seems surreal?
Pandemic. Global warming. Racial reckoning. Cold war. World war. Potential nuclear Armageddon. It’s as if the most harrowing and tumultuous events of the 20th century have been […]
Social Studies Fair draws more than 100 projects
KINGWOOD — More than 100 Social Studies Fair projects lined the gym at the Preston County Civic Center recently. Projects ranged from the History of Company Stores […]
GOP tries to ‘fix’ CRT boogeyman it created
The Legislature is all aboard the “critical race theory” crazy train this session. It has introduced not one, not two, but four anti-CRT bills. These bills are […]
Republicans trying to erase history
by LZ Granderson I was a senior in college when I learned a gay man helped save the world. True story. Even after years of history lessons […]
Myths of the past no longer represent our world view
by Malcolm Russell-Einhorn We live in an age of discord and distrust, much of it fueled by the splintering of our media landscape and the sheer volume […]
How will historians judge Jan. 6?
by Alexander Keyssar For a brief moment last January, in the immediate wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, it appeared that the final chapter of […]
Rehabilitating King George III’s image
by Martin Ivens George III was neither mad nor bad. The U.S. Declaration of Independence filed 28 charges of misgovernment against the British king who lost the […]
She wanted the world to see what racism can do
by Elliott Gorn What is a history teacher to do? Fingers wag at us from left and right. Do not disturb the students. Issue trigger warnings to […]
Arthurdale Heritage hosting FODC exhibit
‘Richard Mine’ focuses on source of orange sediment Newsroom@DominionPost.com Arthurdale Heritage will host a special exhibit “The Richard Mine” today through Dec. 18, focusing on the source […]
