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Porcelain Mark a Symbol of Czechoslovakian Town Apr. 19, 2019
Q: This is a photo of a covered vegetable dish that is part of a dinnerware set my late husband inhe... Read More
Queen Berenice's Hair Apr. 18, 2019
Week of April 21-27, 2019 Modern astronomers recognize 88 constellations in the heavens. These cover... Read More
Origins Breathe Life Into Words Apr. 17, 2019
Studying the origins of words can seem like an esoteric enterprise, relegated to nerdy scholars poki... Read More
Being a Great Caregiver Apr. 17, 2019
Caring for a spouse with a serious chronic illness often places incredible strain upon a relationshi... Read More
History Thrives in Reborn Krakow Apr. 14, 2019
By Robert Selwitz Anyone looking for a prime example of urban resurrection definitely needs to disco... Read More
Great Art and Heritage Make Amsterdam Special Apr. 13, 2019
By Robert Selwitz To fully appreciate Amsterdam, it's essential to understand where its name came fr... Read More
What Does History Tell Us About 2020? Not Very Much Apr. 12, 2019
What does history tell us about the 2020 presidential election? Not as much as we'd like to know. We... Read More
Playing Monopoly for Real Apr. 10, 2019
Shouting "Down with big government," today's tea party Trumpateers claim to be tax rebels — di... Read More
Baseball Banter Is Easy-Going ... Going, Gone! Apr. 03, 2019
Batter up and banter up! The new baseball season is in full swing, and the playful palaver of the pl... Read More
'Glide Path' Lands Smoothly on Political Runway Mar. 27, 2019
On "PBS NewsHour" last month, South Bend, Indiana, mayor and likely presidential candidate Pete Butt... Read More
Hearing the President Speak Mar. 23, 2019
In Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, as a humble private, I was taught that at the very top o... Read More
Can the President Legally Break the Law? Mar. 21, 2019
"When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." — Richard M. Nixon (1913-94) ... Read More
Into the Quadragesima Mar. 15, 2019
In A.D. 324, Constantine became the undisputed ruler of the whole Roman Empire. Once secured in that... Read More
Origin of 'Gory' Misses Bull's-Eye Mar. 13, 2019
"The running of the bulls got off to a gory start." That was the first sentence in a CBS News report... Read More
To Pay for Reparations, Will Democrats Sue Themselves? Mar. 07, 2019
After the election and re-election of the country's first black president, who would have thought th... Read More
Our Planet Is Not Fragile Mar. 06, 2019
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims that "the world is going to end in 12 years if we don't address... Read More
Is There Room for One More on Mount Rushmore? Mar. 06, 2019
The four faces chiseled on Mount Rushmore have an uninvited guest. Presidents George Washington, Tho... Read More
