Spring arrived; it's about time! The snow is gone and it's time for sunny days and warm nights. Sadly, on this day, April 1, 2013 the weather was not...
Ben Franklin, one of our nation's founding fathers, died 223 years ago today. Franklin wan't just a founding father, as Biography.com reports: ....
We all hold to our opinions because we believe them to be true. No one holds an opinion that they know to be false. Moreover, our opinions are hard fought and dearly won, thus we are typically loath to let them go.
Who wins wars? More importantly -- can a war, today, really be won? In the "old days," war was simple... populations were smaller, weapons were less...
The importance of the volunteers cannot be overstated. In particular, their familiarity with the quirks of Chicago's antiquated voting machines enabled confused voters to do what they had come to do.
No matter what side of the political aisle you are on, it's not hard to look around for evidence of the moral corruption that has gripped our country.
As the long hot summer ended, the delegates who had remained to hammer out the second American government were not entirely pleased with the product. Several major compromises had to occur before the document could be finalized.
Benjamin Franklin broke the silence. At 81, he was the oldest of the delegates and was quite frail. He rose slowly, with a cane planted in the ground by one hand and a lengthy speech held in the other.
One interesting story about Franklin pertains to his preference for a national symbol. Despite his efforts, the nation chartered under the new constitution chose the bald eagle as its symbol on coins and dollars. Franklin was dismayed; he had lobbied hard for his choice -- the turkey.
Although Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston, at age 17 he moved to Philadelphia. And though he lived temporarily in other places including overseas, he will always be considered as one of our greatest Pennsylvanians.
As the world struggles to regain economic stability, there seems little agreement on what is needed. While most decry unbridled corporate and consumer...
Sure, you've heard the rumor that Thomas Jefferson had an affair with one of his slaves. But did you know that George Washington may have been mur...
New York City Major Michael Bloomberg powered past his disappointment after not receiving promised ice cream from Franklin and Marshall College Presid...
Light equals life. It is precious and we are loath to lose it. Not that the dark does not bring its own healing, life-enhancing atmosphere, but after the long pitch of winter, we are eager, anxious, impatient for more light. Nature knows that and obliges.
If we spoke to the Soviets at the most tense moment of the 20th century, we should be able to have channels of communication with Iran now.
WASHINGTON -- Documents from the National Archives are going on view to explore the life of Benjamin Franklin as a scientist, diplomat, philanthropist...
It is time to review our foundational values and documents and establish why sustainability is very much based on American values that transcend today's politicized political climate.
Recently the City Council voted to approve Mayor Emanuel's new protest ordinance. These restrictions are not only excessive, but they will also serve to prevent citizens from protesting and exercising their civil liberties.
Let 2012 also be about philanthropy in action, about getting fire and getting fired up for our national movement for more equality, more human rights, more justice, more opportunity.
The evidence is clear and undisputable: cutting government spending in areas that prevent problems from occurring in the first place can cost taxpayers more over the long run.
After reading Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach's One Nation Under Sex, I'm pretty convinced Ben Franklin would definitely have had some racy social media exchanges if the technology were available to him.
Our New Year's resolution is to put a little more tiger into our Western tank of parenting... just as soon as we recover from another weekend of sports games and sleepovers.
In the past, health care costs weren't a big enough impact on the bottom line for business to worry about. That has changed. Many are at a breaking point, and I believe the prescription is a do-it-yourself approach.
Many of us find the resetting of the clocks annoying but naturally wonder if there's any science behind daylight saving time -- does it actually conserve energy?
The popular definition of insanity is to keep repeating the same action over and over again expecting a different result. Tuesday's mid-term elections...
