Politics
Land of the Downriver People: The State of Arkansas
The name “Arkansas,” is derived from the French interpretation of a Quapaw word which means either, “land of the downriver people,” or, “people of the south wind.” Though the name’s French roots should make the pronunc [read more...]
Chinese Architecture - Past and Present
When we think of Chinese antique shops our mind tends to think of delicate and precious items. If you are in a traditional Chinese building then it likely has, or had a red tiled roof with curves tending upward at each of the four corners of the structure. Tod [read more...]
How Can Minority Grants Boost The US Economy?
US Government has in fact lots of responsibilities to provide some useful facilities for their citizens.
There are different citizens which are actually part of the huge population that exists and may vary according to several characteristics.
From Choctaw to King Cotton: The State of Mississippi
Like those of much of the rest of the Americas, Mississippi’s earliest inhabitants predate recorded history. We know little about the first Mississippians, except that they settled along the river–from which the state derives its name, it simply me [read more...]
Notes From a Swing State: My Life as an Obama Supporter in Pittsburgh, PA
Wow, what a week! We’re exhausted and giddy.
All the door knocking, registering voters, phone calling, emails, pestering people in line to the rally… It really worked! We were still calling people up ten minutes before the polls were closing [read more...]
Our Country’s Blazing Fire Now Coming To A Slow Burn
Now our country is at a slow burn as we went to the polls and used our right to vote. It had been at a high burning fire in a lot of people’s hearts for the last two years with it coming to a full blaze the last couple of days. Now with everything said a [read more...]
The Damage From Our Military
Have you ever seen the aftermath or damage caused by the military after a war? I haven’t, and I hope I never do. I just can’t imagine the sights and even the sounds that might be heard in the background after the fighting has moved on. There are bu [read more...]
The Con Of The ’60s : A Look At The Reality Behind The Decade Synonymous With Peace And Love
It’s difficult to define the edges of an epoch. Sometimes thoughts, ideologies and fashions seem to gel together so cohesively into a period of time that we claim them as a separate era. Are we always aware when they begin though? Or where and when they [read more...]
History of Hawaii: Ten Turning Points
What are the 10 most significant turning points in the history of Hawaii?
First, let’s be clear: The “history” of Hawaii I’m talking about here began in 1778, with Western contact. The Hawaiians recorded history through chants t [read more...]
Remembering The Day Our Nation Was On Fire
Here is a new twist to one of our biggest wars on water and how we are trying to keep its history alive in our minds. In Hawaii at Pearl Harbor, the officials are in the process of rebuilding the visitor’s center for the USS Arizona Memorial. The old cen [read more...]
