Category Archives: History

A Cup of Tea Perhaps?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Liberals, Progressives and Democrats…and even some Republicans…all seem to hate the political group known as the Tea Party. In recent weeks, Tea Party peeps have been referred to as terrorists, violent and dangerous extremists, traitors, Hobbits and anarchists.  It has … Continue reading →

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Margaret Sanger

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

For several weeks now I have been puzzling over a Christian woman who not long ago told me, in no uncertain terms, that Margaret Sanger is a “hero” of hers. The standard, whitewashed story of Margaret Sanger is that she … Continue reading →

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Unprescribed Medicine

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

When I was a kid and perchance my brother or I got sick, my Mom would schlep us in the car to the doctor’s office on Robertson Blvd. The schlep didn’t come, of course, until it was fully determined that … Continue reading →

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Flag Day

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

 Today is Flag Day in the United States — the day that commemorates the adoption of the US Stars and Stripes as our national emblem by resolution of the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The first American … Continue reading →

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