Rutland Herald (Vt.), July 3 President Barack Obama’s announcement Wednesday that the United States and Cuba were ready to open embassies and establish formal diplomatic relations shows a willingness to embrace the future that may be one of the lasting hallmarks of the Obama administration’s legacy. For 56 years U.S. policy has been frozen at […]

You’ve probably heard it said that humans are the only animals that can laugh. I say humans are the only animals that won’t drink out of a toilet ”“ unless they’re pledging for a frat. I used to be pretty sure that humans were also the only animals that eat kale, until I saw an […]

Some conservatives have seen efforts to remove the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina, and also from other public places around the South, as the beginning of a slippery slope in which roads and landmarks named after Confederate figures are changed, monuments are removed, and a significant part of American history […]

Rutland Herald (Vt.), July 3 President Barack Obama’s announcement Wednesday that the United States and Cuba were ready to open embassies and establish formal diplomatic relations shows a willingness to embrace the future that may be one of the lasting hallmarks of the Obama administration’s legacy. For 56 years U.S. policy has been frozen at […]

Last month, Americans of every race, religion and region gained a better understanding of the historic evils the Confederate flag represents ”“ slavery, secession and segregation. We enter this July with a deeper appreciation of the historic promise the American flag represents, a flag that our school children pledge allegiance to each morning: “One nation […]