Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Erroneously Reinvented the Union

Yesterday in 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address, a speech commonly considered one of the most recognized and commonly recited pieces of English text. Truthfully, Lincoln’s oratory served as an erroneous reinvention of the union that conflicted greatly with the widespread understanding reached during the time of the founding generation. While Lincoln declared…

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Memorial Day: Much More Than Golf Balls and BBQ Grills

When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time with grandparents, especially my mother’s parents, who lived just outside the small town of Danbury, Iowa. I always stayed with my mother’s parents on Memorial Day weekend. Although the particular order of events might change from one year to the next, the general tradition… more

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