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Polk’s Place

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06 May
2016

The post-presidency home of James K. Polk no longer stands, which is perhaps fitting for a man who is effectively […]

Posted in TennesseeTagged Civil War, home, James K Polk, Nashville, Polk, polk place, President, Tennessee7,955 Comments

The Writing on the Wall

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29 Apr
2016

Montana.  Big Sky Country.  Home of Sitting Bull, Gary Cooper, and the occasional serial bomber.  The Treasure State is a […]

Posted in MontanaTagged Charbonneau, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Montana, Pompeys Pillar, Sacagawea, William Clark8,496 Comments

The Ultimate First Edition

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22 Apr
2016

Unless my column has somehow become required reading in America’s high schools and universities – an idea I would wholeheartedly […]

Posted in New YorkTagged bible, book, Gutenberg, Johann, library, printing6,810 Comments

Two More Reasons to Watch Your Back

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07 Apr
2016

George Carlin once quipped, “Somewhere out there is the world’s worst doctor. The scariest part is that someone has an […]

Posted in District of ColumbiaTagged Bliss, Garfield, Guiteau, James, President, Washington3,543 Comments

A Tale of Two Westfields

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04 Apr
2016

Have you ever been to the town of Westfield, NY?  How about the village of Westfield, NY?  Indeed, in Chautauqua […]

Posted in New YorkTagged beard, Bedell, grapes, Lincoln, New York, President, Welch's, Westfield2,485 Comments

Farewell to an Arm

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31 Mar
2016

To paraphrase George Costanza, I’ve always aspired to become a Civil War buff. The four-year conflict was in many ways […]

Posted in VirginiaTagged arm, Chancellorsville, Civil, Jackson, Stonewall, Virginia, War7,637 Comments

The Seat of Power

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24 Mar
2016

Roughly a seventy-five minute drive from downtown Los Angeles sits the city of Riverside, CA. The largest city of the […]

Posted in CaliforniaTagged california, chair, Mission Inn, President, Riverside, Taft7,987 Comments

The Cone Zone

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17 Mar
2016

Who here likes ice cream? Pretty much everyone, is my guess – yours truly included. We each have our own […]

Posted in PennsylvaniaTagged agriculture, college, Creamery, ice cream, Penn State, Pennsylvania7,572 Comments

A Journey to the Center of the Earth

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11 Mar
2016

Mark Twain once gave us the line, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”  And while […]

Posted in MassachusettsTagged Boston, Christian, map, Mapparium, Massachusetts, projection, Science8,195 Comments

A Sign of the Times

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03 Mar
2016

The path that Interstate 40 cuts through Knoxville, TN, is not a particularly pleasant one to travel.  Those passing through […]

Posted in TennesseeTagged Knoxville, Regas, restaurant, sign, Tennessee, TN12,309 Comments

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