Month: July 2005

July 4, 1918

This is a letter my grandfather sent home just before landing in France in WWI (where he would lose his leg): On Board July 4, 1918 Dear Mamma and Grandma, When we first embarked I jotted down several impressions I wished to...

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Froggy Bottom Cafe, Celebrates the 4th

Happy 4th of July Everyone, welcome to the Froggy Bottom Cafe, where the Welcome Wagon is always parked, a good place to write your bio and Tell US About You!! I finally got the digital pics I snapped of my plants the other day,...

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Jefferson and Jesus: An Excerpt on the Creeds

Below is an excerpt from a chapter I wrote on the creeds. I’m putting it in here as a meditation on what the Founding Fathers really thought about Christianity, Jesus, and the history of the church. What you read will not...

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FOIA Discloses Its 39th Birthday Today

In “Parting the Veil of Government Secrecy,” IPSNet’s William Fisher tells the story of the Freedom of Information Act, 39 years old today. I can’t think of a more fitting birthday to celebrate on THIS...

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College Tuition Crisis

Every parent wants their children to have a better life.  As a result, most parents will counsel their children to attend college.  However, this is a diminishing possibility for more and more Americans as tuitions...

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