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Old Fort Niagara – A Historic Tourist Attraction

On the south shore of the Niagara River, right at the point where the river flows into Lake Ontario, sits Old Fort Niagara. Strategically placed to defend the entry into the interior of the North American...

2 comments    travel history cold war
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Krugman on Friedman - A Critique

With the passing of the late John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006) the job of popularizer of the economics of government economic control of the economy has been taken up by Paul Krugman. Like Galbraith,...

7 comments    politics economics economic
Canandaigua Lake as seen from the the City of Canandaigua on its north end.87

A Trip Around Canandaigua Lake

Spread across central New York State are a series of lakes known as the Finger Lakes. Carved out of the earth by an ancient glacier, these five long and narrow lakes all lieing in a north-south orientation,...

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Segregation in America

  “Looking Back at Segregation” It is hard for contemporary America to fathom the idea of segregated schools. The idea that races should be separate by law is part of our unfortunate nation's...

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Barack Obama's Place Among African-American Leaders and American Presidents

Barack Obama has been called post-racial as a result of his inclination to reach out to people of all races, religions, and political persuasions. Some critics unsuccessfully tried to tag him with the fiery...

31 comments    obama supreme court gay marriage
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Ripples of Racism: Scottsboro Boys

Genarlow Wilson's case sits before Georgia's Supreme Court. Check out the latest on CNN.com or your favorite news station. Are there racist undertones to his case? How could there not be? Racism is not...

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Supreme Court: How Many Justices?

Some things never change. The Supreme Court of the US has nine justices. When one dies or resigns, the President picks another who must be approved by Congress. It's always been that way, right? No. Actually,...

8 comments    politics justice supreme court
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Philippines - World's Top Dangerous Place for Journalists

A Tribute to the Maguindanao Martyrs of Press Freedom By Edwin C. Mercurio, Former Editor - Mindanao Journal, General Santos City Bureau. Bong Reblando, one of the 27 murdered journalists in Maguindanao...

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The longest running desegregation lawsuit in America

Known in the past for being prejudiced and politically corrupt, thirty-seven people and years of court proceedings define how one southern state overcame the face of prejudice.The 37 southern plaintiffs,...

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Top 5 Hidden Reasons You May Not be Hired

Age Discrimination Hard to Prove but Can Result in Large Settlement Intent Need Not be Proved EEOC Rules Don't be suspicious in interviews, but remain alert to red flags. While there are several clear-cut...

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