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Waiting in line on the National Mall for free tickets to be distributed to get inside the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, I became despondent. What if we didn't get in? That possibility was raised by a security guard as she walked down a line of more than 300 people.... |
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Group tries to force referendum on French compensation for test victims. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, August 15, 2016) – A new French Polynesian anti-nuclear group has decided to go to the United Nations in New York in October to raise its concerns about the aftermath of France's nuclear weapons tests. |
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Harare – You might be Daddy’s girl but that doesn’t mean you agree with everything he or his friends do. That’s the message being quietly put out on social media by the daughters of several of President Robert Mugabe’s ministers and allies. The latest to speak out is Ellen Vannessa Chironga, the.... |
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“I have no savings, wiped out in 2008. People died, we cannot speak because we are scared. You know how people died in 2008 in areas like Mutoko and Murehwa. It was terrible. We are happy with the campaign and I am sure many people are supporting him (Mawarire). We want answers and we are supporting this campaign. |
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On the first week of his life as an expatriate Southerner, Patterson Hood of the rock band Drive-By Truckers wrote an essay denouncing the Confederate flag. It was July 2015, and the 52-year-old, who had never lived outside the states of Georgia or his native Alabama, had just moved with his wife and two children to Portland, Oregon. |
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HISTORY AND HUMOR. Here’s something 2016 audiences can relate to: “This American Life” contributor Sarah Vowell will be telling storing about strange elections, as part of her night of history and humor at the Von Braun Center. Vowell has authored at least six nonfiction books about American history.... |
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"Indian River to Battalion Chief David Dangerfield" "Indian River to All Units" "Battalion Chief David Dangerfield, your assignment is complete. You are cleared to go home. Indian River's clear at 12:45." So ended the final farewell to Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief David.... |
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As the 2016 US presidential election approaches, and as I hold in my hand my California voter's mail-in ballot ready to be filled in, I somehow feel compelled to let others in my community know how one citizen feels about his country and what one citizen may still hope for. For some time I've thought of myself as a political progressive, i. |
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by Muriel Smith from the Monmouth County Library System Mysteries and Myths at Eastern Branch. Mysteries, myths and Lore are all on tap at the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch for November, starting with more insight into the Lindbergh baby kidnapping that drew international headlines in 1931. |
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Blame Abraham Lincoln. It’s all his fault. He was the one who, in 1858, challenged Stephen A. Douglas, to a series of debates for the Senate seat from Illinois that Douglas held at the time. That, though, was merely about the job they both wanted. Both knew there were much bigger matters – slavery, for instance – to debate. |
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Ongoing. Day of the Dead Art Exhibit, through Oct. 30 at Prescott Center for the Arts Gallery at the corner of Willis and Marina streets. Featuring 2-D and 3-D artwork by local artisans. 928-445-3286. Sunday, Oct. 23. Mortimer Farms’ Pumpkin Festival & Corn Maze, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
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