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Do You Remember John F. Kennedy?

November 22, 2020
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is considered by many to be the most popular president in U.S. history. I consider him to be one of the greatest presidents in my life because of his courage, compassion, and his undaunted resolve to make not just America a better place, but the entire world.

Do You Remember…The Space Race?

November 10, 2020
In the years immediately following World War II, a period of geopolitical tension emerged between the U.S and the Soviet Union, known as the Cold War. The “Space Race” was, in fact, a Cold War competition to see which of the two countries would be the first to achieve space flight.

A new Series: Do You Remember The Sixties?

September 8, 2020
It's been said that "if you remember the sixties, you weren't really there." I must respectfully disagree. Introducing a new series about a decade that no one in our country should every forget about.

Do You Remember … The Mazeppa Show?

August 6, 2020
How many of you remember this line: “Lawzee, scope them turkeys out!”

Do You Remember … The Civil Rights Movement?

July 29, 2020
For nearly a century after emancipation, black people couldn’t eat at the same restaurants, use the same toilet facilities, stay at the same hotels, go to the same schools as whites, or live in certain places. And then a black woman refused to give up her bus seat and sparked the Civil Rights Movement.

Nerd Knowledge: What is the Plague?

July 16, 2020
Though it never really left, The Black Plague is getting more recognition in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how it started.

Do You Remember The Fourth of Julys of Your Childhood?

July 2, 2020
When I was growing up, the Fourth of July meant many things. There were picnics with homemade ice cream, potato salad, watermelon, and BBQ. Flags were flown on just about every front porch. Concerts with stirring patriotic music were held in the courthouse gazebo. But the most enjoyable part of the Fourth of July involved…

Nerd Knowledge: What is Synthetic Biology?

June 2, 2020
Synthetic biology focuses on creating technologies for designing and building biological organisms.

What is “Herd Immunity”?

May 27, 2020
You might've heard the term "herd immunity" being used as a way to fight COVID-19. What does it really mean, and would it work?

Who’s Essential?

May 4, 2020
Work, or having a job, has become the definition of who a person is--his or her “essence.” It is not so, is it? Aren’t you and I also children, parents, lovers, friends, participants or appreciators of art and music, sightseers, storytellers, and more? Essence does not include a paycheck.
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