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The Official English Language Rehash
By: Daniel Nardini The Republican candidates and even current U.S. President Barack Obama believe that English should be made the official language of the United States. They keep rehashing the… Read more
Is She Really 127 Years Young?
By: Daniel Nardini Last week, the Village of Ceiba Hueca in Cuba held a large birthday celebration for its oldest resident, Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez. The Cuba government… Read more
Kit Cat Clock
By: Daniel Nardini With its back-and-forth rolling eyes and its wagging tail, the black and white Kit Cat Clock has been on the walls of just about every kitchen and… Read more
The Book Smuggler
By: Daniel Nardini Long ago, a prominent First Amendment and library activist named Judith Krug started the concept of Banned Books Week in 1982. When the whole idea of Banned… Read more
Illogic Over Economics
By: Daniel Nardini Well, hatred and intolerance knows no logic. While it may not happen, the State of Kansas has actually considered allowing migrant workers—whether they are legal or undocumented—to… Read more
Since the End of the Salvadoran Civil War
By: Daniel Nardini This year marks the 20th anniversary of the end of El Salvador’s brutal and bloody civil war. In 1992, the Salvadoran government and the FMLN (Farabundo Marti… Read more
The Educated Racists
By: Daniel Nardini In a study done at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, one of the lead researchers, Gordon Hodson, stated that people who are racist and hold extremely conservative… Read more
More English, Less Money for Help
By: Daniel Nardini In a report published by Center for an Urban Future, the number of immigrants who moved to New York state increased to 181,000 from 2005 to 2009…. Read more
The Latino Issue Being Ignored
By: Daniel Nardini I think it says something about how all of the presidential candidates, both Democrat and Republican, are ignoring some of the issues. At a debate for the… Read more
Hail the Canadian Republic?
By: Daniel Nardini This year marks the 60th anniversary of the reign of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Since being crowned in 1952 on the death of her father King… Read more »