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The Cuban Five: Heroes or Villains?

The Cuban Five: Heroes or Villains?

By: Daniel Nardini They were convicted of espionage in 2001, and have remained in prison ever since. They are known as the Cuban (also known as the Miami) Five. These… Read more »

A Possible Man-made Mini-Ice Age?

A Possible Man-made Mini-Ice Age?

By: Daniel Nardini One of the more popular debates that is going on in the circles of archeology and climate change is whether volcanic action in the 15th through 17th… Read more »

Latino Suburbia

Latino Suburbia

By: Daniel Nardini I have relatives who live in s number of suburban towns. They have lived there for years, and like so many of my family their lives are… Read more »

Why Local News is Still Relevant

Why Local News is Still Relevant

By: Daniel Nardini With the Internet and with it Facebook and the iPad there seems for many people to be little relevance for printed newspapers the way there was ten… Read more »

Arsenal of Democracy or Disfunction?

Arsenal of Democracy or Disfunction?

By: Daniel Nardini U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt once called the United States the “arsenal of democracy.” He used this reference in regards to sending unlimited supplies of weaponry to Great… Read more »

Their Flag Burnings And Ours

Their Flag Burnings And Ours

By: Daniel Nardini In Hong Kong, an old farmer named Zhu Rongchang was sentenced to three weeks for burning the flag of China. Zhu, age 74, burnt the Chinese flag… Read more »

The One Last Act of Love

The One Last Act of Love

By: Daniel Nardini In her home, Charlotte has many items—from porcelain ware to paintings—of her native Germany. She married an American soldier named Gardner who was stationed in Germany back… Read more »

Carlos Chavez

Carlos Chavez

[We continue Hispanic Heritage Month’s salute to Latin American and Latino composers with a biography of the Mexican composer Carlos Chavez] By: Daniel Nardini Mexico has produced some of the… Read more »

What the Constitution Means to Me

What the Constitution Means to Me

By: Daniel Nardini Not many people may know this, but last Saturday, September 17th, was Constitution Day. This day is in celebration of the beginning of the creation of the… Read more »

The Old Farmers Almanac

The Old Farmers Almanac

By: Daniel Nardini The oldest publication still running in the United States today is the Old Farmers Almanac. The Old Farmers Almanac has been known to generations of Americans—both in… Read more »