Silent Sam is being discussed. This will allow staff and students to get their feelings out which is healthy. This sort of thing keeps people from bottling up their feelings and it also allows honest conversations to take place in a neutral setting so everyone can feel OK about sharing. Students, Staff, Community Speak on Silent […]

A retired marine has kept his promise that he made in a bunker in Vietnam. In the year 1968, on New Year’s Eve, two marines were stuck together. They were in a very scary and life threatening situation. The marines made a pact that if they survived the ordeal they would talk to each other

People should not be too quick to destroy the history of the country. During the 1500’s in Europe, many religious people destroyed works of art. Today, Europeans are unearthing as well as reconstructing the artifacts that were destroyed. There was a similar revolution in China where people burned things to try to cleanse the past. Key

The Austin mayor refused to march in a recent parade because some of the people were flying the Confederate flag during the parade. Instead of marching with all of the people that were celebrating the day, he decided to make a political point. That was very disappointing to many different people. Austin Mayor Chooses Virtue Signaling

The current controversy with Confederate Monuments has created an even more odd partnership, between Southern Secessionists and Black Confederate Activists. The two groups are partnering to erect more monuments to the contribution of blacks to the Confederacy during the Civil War. While this will certainly raise a few eyebrows, there is little detail as to

Civil War reenactments are interesting. They give you a taste of history. They can be fun for those who do them as well. They get to honor fallen soldiers while acting as well. The one mentioned here is going on at a college but they hold them elsewhere as well. Visit historic college for Civil War

The author believes that the controversy over Civil War Monuments, that are dedicated to the Southern fighters can be solved in a simple way. The author of the brief editorial believes that a sign erected would solve the issue. The sign, is, of course, another personal opinion that might still enrage others. The sign would

In 1947 the American Graves Registration group exhumed the bones of thousands of soldiers who were buried in foreign countries during WWII. Among them were the bones of Pete Counter, listed missing in action originally and later said to lie in an Indonesian grave. Collected after the war, his remains were interred in several American

There is a very interesting history behind Veteran’s Day. Being thanked for their service is one of the things that service people will hear a lot on Veteran’s Day. Veteran’s Day is a day that has been set aside to honor the people that have fought in the military, both during war time and during