Walking through my neighborhood home-improvement store recently, I was made keenly aware of the rush to winter. Rows of gleaming snowblowers posed like soldiers ready to battle with the inevitable feet of snow sure to fall in a Minnesota winter….
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1296 is in a blue-collar area of suburban Minneapolis. With a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter permanently touching down by its doors and an M1 57mm anti-tank gun ensuring members of the public park correctly,…
Few things in the cultural landscape are instantly recognizable as quintessentially American: Elvis, apple pie, and the diner. In fact, it’s not unusual to find all three housed together in a chrome-trimmed roadside package. Although these mainstay eating establishments that…
In 1982, the American economy was in recession: 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage interest rates were 16 percent, the unemployment rate was at a post-WWII high of 10.8 percent, and construction and manufacturing, already declining from the collapse of the automobile…
In what is considered an unprecedented move in the region, American officials are considering placing U.S. military forces onboard private vessels as security against a growing threat from Iran. The U.S. Navy and Marines would serve at the request of…
