The up-side of down
- 07th March 2009
- Ken Frank
Can anything good come from the growing economic crisis the world faces?
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The Importance of Recess to Childhood Development
- 03rd March 2009
- Ken Frank
When I was in elementary school, one of my favorite parts of the day was recess. Teachers would take us outdoors for sunshine, fresh air, and exercise—once in the morning and once in the afternoon. One game I especially enjoyed was kickball—a cross between dodge ball and baseball. We could not wait for those fun breaks from reciting math tables, correcting...
Lady Washington
- 28th February 2009
- Ken Frank
Before there was Martha Stewart, there was Martha Washington. January 6, 2009 marked the 250th anniversary of her marriage to our first President, George Washington. An article by Sheri and Bob Stritof describes their courtship, "George and Martha were introduced by friends of Martha when George was on leave from the French and Indian War. George only visited...
A President attacks the Beast
- 26th February 2009
- Wyatt Ciesielka
When Czech President Vaclav Klaus addressed the E.U. parliament, he blasted the European Union for alienating voters and oppressing member states. Standing before a shocked parliament, Mr. Klaus then escalated his attack. He compared the E.U. to the Soviet Union – permitting no freedom. Parliament members threw their hands into the air and exited the chamber...
World's largest trading partnership
- 24th February 2009
- Ken Frank
On Thursday, February 19, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama made his first foreign tour as head of state, traveling to his northern neighbor, the gentle giant, Canada. President Obama restored a decades-old tradition of presidents making Canada the destination of their first foreign trip.
World-changers
- 21st February 2009
- Ken Frank
By a coincidence of history, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born the same day--February 12, 1809. Last week marked their birth bicentennial. These history-making, world-changing men from two very different environments effected major revisions in thinking which, for better or worse, have shaped much of our modern Western culture.
Definer of the Nation
- 19th February 2009
- Ken Frank
Back in 2009, I visited my parents in the New Jersey town where I grew up. On a bright Sunday afternoon, we journeyed by car a short distance to the Monmouth Battlefield State Park, just outside town. This was the site of the last major battle in the north, during the American Revolution, on June 28, 1778, and it was the largest one-day battle of the war (in...
Old friends
- 17th February 2009
- J. Davy Crockett III
An observer of the modern scene recently opined that people today don't have many friends; some have none. In the hectic pace of modern life, it seems that many do not take the time or have the opportunity to develop lasting friendships.
Groundhog Day - history and warn[m]ing
- 14th February 2009
- Ken Frank
Our local newspaper last week reprinted a Groundhog Day cartoon by Mike Luckovich from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It depicted two gentlemen in old-fashioned garb staring forlornly at Punxsutawney Phil who has keeled over (having fainted or died). One gent says to the other, "He saw his 401K." We might display a guarded smile after reading this sign of...
Darwin's Bicentennial and the Death of Darwinism
- 12th February 2009
- William Bowmer
February 12, 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of naturalist Charles Darwin, author of The Origin of Species. It is also the 200th anniversary of the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Each man is known for powerful words that changed our world. But one is still widely embraced as a hero, while the legacy of the other is increasingly being...