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by | Feb 7, 2024

Country music giant Toby Keith died peacefully of stomach cancer Monday in his native Oklahoma. He was 62. He’s survived…

by | Feb 7, 2024

Last month I had a feeling that something terrible had happened to one of my most beloved former girlfriends, Sherri…

by | Dec 18, 2023

The line between “labor union” and “secret society” wasn’t always clear during the 19th century — and the Molly Maguires…

by | Nov 23, 2023

In Norman Rockwell’s famous 1943 painting Freedom From Want,” part of his Four Freedoms series, Rockwell depicts the traditional, American…

by | Nov 22, 2023

Where to start? Certainly no point at which to end. Thank you, G-d, for allowing me to be born in…

by | Nov 3, 2023

Few things in the cultural landscape are instantly recognizable as quintessentially American: Elvis, apple pie, and the diner. In fact,…

by | Sep 11, 2023

Now that the dust has settled, it is possible to gain a clearer understanding of the most fascinating cultural phenomenon…

by | Sep 3, 2023

In 1982, the American economy was in recession: 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage interest rates were 16 percent, the unemployment rate…

by | Aug 4, 2023

The Classic Car Show in downtown Hastings, Minnesota, is a summer tradition. Every third Sunday from May through September, cars…

by | Jul 3, 2023

This past April, I found myself lamenting the continued loss of America’s greatest generation, heartbroken by the news of the…

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