Memorial Day
For many of us, Memorial Day signals the unofficial start of summer. However, there is more to this holiday than swimming pools, picnics, and backyard […]
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What Happened on Election Night?
One of the most surprising things about Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday night was that few people expected it: almost all of the polls leading […]
Tightening Poll Numbers
This week, over on the Election Central Web site we examine the narrowing poll numbers in the race to the White House between Donald Trump […]
The Largest Protected Area on Earth
There is a cluster of uninhabited islands and coral reefs located in the Pacific Ocean that collectively make up the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. This […]
Read My Lips* – Talking Taxes
It’s that time of year again, when people scramble to get receipts and tax returns to accountants (or the numerically-savvy), and numbers and letter combinations […]
Happy 100, National Parks!
Last year, more than 305 million people visited a national park or monument across the U.S. Made up of a collective 84 million acres, they […]
Is the Republican Party Headed for a Split?
Political frustration is hardly new. Continually governing an “of the people, by the people, for the people” global superpower based on open-ended principles laid out […]
Election Central Keeps You Up to Date
Last night was Super Tuesday. Eleven states held primaries and caucuses across the country. Do you know what happened? The best way to stay up-to-date? […]
Black History is American History
For the first time in history, more than half of children born in America (according to the 2012 US Census Bureau) are minorities. As the […]
Remembering the Space Shuttle Challenger
On January 28, 1986, NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing all seven who were on-board, including the first civilian into space. Amid the wave of […]