In 1753, a young British army major made his way on horseback from Virginia to what is now Erie County, Pa., during the French and Indian War to spy on a series of French forts on the British territory’s western frontier. He did not quite make it to ...
While the 2008 presidential election has already produced historic drama and surprises, the Senate race in Minnesota will draw attention as one of the most colorful and pivotal races in the country. The state, host of the 2008 Republican National ...
The first time I went to Florida, my parents took me there by train. I was only nine years old. Harry Truman was president, and we were fighting in Korea. From Union Station in Erie, PA we took the New York Central to Cleveland where we ...
The resignation of Harvard President Lawrence Summers is only the most recent incident in the chronic decline of many of America's most prestigious colleges and universities. It has been a long process, perhaps beginning with the Vietnam War era ...
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