Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Interior and National Park Service announced additional details about the Independence Day celebrations on the National Mall
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 @ 3:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Cuban Independence Day, we recognize the patriots who fought to liberate Cuba from its colonial oppression and build a society founded on freedom.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 @ 4:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 2, the Chancellorsville (Virginia) City Council voted to no longer recognize Thomas Jefferson's birthday, April 13, as a celebrated a paid holiday. Chancellorsville is the hometown of our country's most renown Founding Father.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2019 @ 12:33 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Remarks by President Trump at a Salute to America
Published: Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 6:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two hundred forty-three years ago today, our Founding Fathers, gathered in Philadelphia, adopted the Declaration of Independence and cast off the shackles of tyranny.
Published: Saturday, July 6th, 2019 @ 10:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Happy Anniversary America !! This year, 2011, celebrates 218 years since the British signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783, formally abandoning any claims to the United States.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2019 @ 9:50 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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"My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died; Land of the Pilgrims' pride, from ev'ry mountainside, Let freedom ring!"
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2019 @ 1:26 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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If you've ever traveled abroad you are asked this often. It's as if you are given an opportunity to "come clean" and "lay it all out on the table."
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2019 @ 8:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of North Carolina’s great traditions is the annual community gathering to observe Independence Day. In the town of Oriental, all the churches unite for an outdoor community worship service, held as part of the annual Croaker Festival.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 10:00 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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When we commemorate the birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of governmental institutions, and a shared history that binds together people with differing backgrounds, faiths, and aspirations. We celebrate a revolutionary act.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 12:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Because many Fourth of July celebrations include grilling, picnics and other outdoor food events, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is promoting easy steps everyone should take to avoid foodborne illnesses associated with summer heat.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2019 @ 11:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I send my sincere greetings to all those commemorating Cuban Independence Day.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 12:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Is it the job of government to make you happy? While it may seem like a straightforward question, there are some important subtleties packed into those few words.
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 4:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On September 3, 1783, representatives from the American states, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, and a representative of King George III signed the Treaty of Paris to officially end the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 12:09 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Today's politicians are quite different from our Founding Fathers, aren't they? Our Founding Fathers weren't politicians.
Published: Friday, September 7th, 2018 @ 5:07 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The July 4 holiday has always provided Americans a welcomed pause for rest, reflection, celebration, and renewal. Never more so than in 2018
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even when July 4th falls in the middle of a week you can count on fireworks displays, flags hanging, neighbors gathering for cookouts, watermelons being sliced and just maybe you might find someone cranking homemade ice cream
Published: Thursday, July 5th, 2018 @ 10:49 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Most Americans have been propagandized rather than educated on the causes of the War Between the States (aka, The War of Northern Aggression; aka, The War to Prevent Southern Independence; aka, the Civil War).
Published: Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 3:01 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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America is poised to become energy independent, and its allies abroad will share the economic and geopolitical benefits, a key Trump administration official says
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 7:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, US Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) will introduce the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act
Published: Thursday, April 12th, 2018 @ 4:23 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Mental midgets need to stop demoniziing Thomas Jefferson and demeaning his legacy because of the fact that he owned slaves.
Published: Friday, March 9th, 2018 @ 6:25 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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This article discusses the English roots of our American liberty.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 @ 12:44 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature's God entitle them.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 @ 11:34 am
By: Diane Rufino
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We're ending intrusive EPA regulations that kill jobs, hurt family farmers and ranchers, and raise the price of energy so quickly and so substantially.
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 10:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 1886, Sir Edward Clarke delivered a speech in the U.K. House of Commons and in polite way of insulting someone, he said: "The mind was indeed so open that it had nothing in it at all."
Published: Thursday, December 14th, 2017 @ 10:14 am
By: Diane Rufino
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This is not the only time that a war was won when the Leader was a Mad Man. One thing for sure, he would surely get Mad if you said he was Mad.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 12:16 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Thomas Jefferson articulated the absolute right of a state to secede from the Union. He did so in 1798, in 1799, in 1816, and up until his death in 1826 (July 4, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence).
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Federal Liberals are incapable of Nation Building. Today, one in four Americans in all states would vote to secede from the USA.
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2017 @ 6:09 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Here we are in the month of June. June represents a month of pride for many. The Islamic holiday of Ramadan is this month. This is also Gay Pride month. Rather ironic that the two would cross paths on the calendar.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2017 @ 12:26 am
By: Rod Eccles
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Like many, I enjoyed the July 4th cookouts, relaxation with family, friends and fireworks, but it was also a time for remembrances and reflection.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 6:47 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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This week I will take a break from politics and spend time reflecting on the celebrations of our country's independence day. Former President John Adams wrote about his Independence Day visions nearly 240 years ago...
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 @ 6:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new American flag displayed at the State Capitol Building today begins several days of events celebrating Independence Day
Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 @ 3:49 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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