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Krannawitter: From Decoration Day to Memorial Day, the history of honoring those who gave all
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Krannawitter: From Decoration Day to Memorial Day, the history of honoring those who gave all

By THOMAS L. KRANNAWITTER, PH.D. | Liberty Lyceum What is now officially Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day, a uniquely American holiday born from the ashes of the America War. The American Civil War raged from 1861 to 1865. The results included death, destruction, and devastation of every kind on scales that had never been witnessed before. After the fires were put out and the dead were buried, veterans who survived the war and other citizens wanted to honor and express appreciation for their fellow citizens who had given “the last full measure of devotion,” in the memorable words Abraham Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg. This included newly-freed former slaves, some of whom were freed by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, all of whom were freed by the 13th Amendm...
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Memorial Day: Important facts about the solemn American holiday
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Memorial Day: Important facts about the solemn American holiday

10 facts about Memorial Day history, including traditions and key stats about US armed forces By Nicole Pelletiere | Fox News Memorial Day is observed in the U.S. on Monday, May 27. While some Americans will use the federal holiday as a time to relax and recharge, others view it as a day of mourning. If you’re not certain why that is, here are 10 number-based facts about how Memorial Day came to be — plus current observance traditions and key statistics about America’s military. 1. When did the first Memorial Day take place? America’s first Memorial Day observance was on May 5, 1868, which was originally called Decoration Day by the Grand Army of the Republic, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.  President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamal...
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Could Trump Turn the Bronx Red?
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Could Trump Turn the Bronx Red?

By Olivia Reingold | The Free Press In an overgrown field in the Bronx, a borough that has not voted red in a presidential election since 1924, Orthodox Jews, fraternity brothers, George Santos, Dominican immigrants, off-duty firefighters, and thousands of others are craning their necks for a view of Donald J. Trump.  “Thank you, thank you,” Trump mouths to the crowd over the tune of “God Bless the USA.”  He strides up to the podium, in a breeze that rattles the American flags behind him but is no match for his frozen blond coif. Thousands of hands spring into the air, pumping rhythmically to chants of “U! S! A!” “Hello, New York City, and hello to all the incredible tough, strong, hardworking American patriots right here in the Bronx,” roars the former president. “Wh...
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American Confidence in Elections: Preventing Noncitizen Voting and Other Foreign Interference
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American Confidence in Elections: Preventing Noncitizen Voting and Other Foreign Interference

By Hans von Spakovsky | Heritage Foundation We should provide both access and security in the election process. We want to ensure that every eligible citizen is able to vote and that those votes are not diluted, voided, or stolen due to unlawful registration and voting by aliens who have no right to participate in our political and election process and by the unfair and unjust inclusion of aliens in the apportionment of the House of Representatives, as well as the drawing of boundary lines for political districts at the federal, state and local level. Individual aliens and foreign entities and governments should also not be able to interfere in recall elections and ballot-issue referenda. That is essential in convincing the public that they can and should turn out to exercise the franch...
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The Biden effect? Border Patrol has lost a quarter of workforce since 2020 election
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The Biden effect? Border Patrol has lost a quarter of workforce since 2020 election

ByAnna Giaritelli | Washington Examiner The U.S. Border Patrol has lost nearly a quarter of its workforce since Democratic candidate Joe Biden beat incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, and some agents say it is no coincidence. More than 4,000 federal agents have left the Border Patrol since October 2020. Twice as many agents have chosen to retire early compared to retirement rates during the Obama and Trump administrations. In recent years, Border Patrol agents have lamented that the Biden administration’s immigration policy has caused a crisis that has sunk morale, but the new data provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that far more agents are choosing to leave than normal. “The administration is so bad for ...
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Did Colorado Just Have Its Worst Sports Week Ever?
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Did Colorado Just Have Its Worst Sports Week Ever?

Colorado's professional sports teams took a major hit last week as the Nuggets, Avalanche, Rockies and Rapids all lost in epic fashion. By Chris Perez | Westword There are bad sports weeks, and then there are bad Colorado sports weeks. After what we just witnessed between May 12 and May 19 — with the Denver Nuggets choking away their second-round series at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves after going up 3-2, the Colorado Avalanche getting bounced by the Dallas Stars in double overtime (at home), the Colorado Rockies being swept by the San Francisco Giants after winning seven straight, and the Colorado Rapids losing to Rocky Mountain Cup rival Real Salt Lake — some of us are wondering whether it was the worst week ever in Colorado sports history...
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Gaines: Imagine if journalists covered guns like they do abortion
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Gaines: Imagine if journalists covered guns like they do abortion

By Cory Gaines | Complete Colorado I think you can take Democrat House Majority Leader Duran at her word when she recently told CPR News, that she and her colleagues made passing gun control legislation “…routine, just as anything else that we run.”  Since taking over all levers of power at the state level, and suffering no negative consequences, majority Democrats have indeed made gun control legislation “routine” in Colorado. In that same CPR article, Duran is also quoted as saying, “I know the bills we passed this year will make a big difference in making our community safer.”  Regardless of where you put the balance point between individual liberties and tradeoffs made in the name of safety, I hope that we could agree that we should be careful putting restrictions on any kin...
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Colorado reported to have highest share of ‘remote workers’ in US
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Colorado reported to have highest share of ‘remote workers’ in US

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado It's no secret that 'remote work' has been taking off in popularity since the start of the pandemic, and more people are taking advantage of this lifestyle in Colorado than in any other state around the country. According to a recent report from the US Career Institute, a whopping 37.34 percent of Coloradans work remotely at least one day a week – the highest percentage on a state-by-state basis nationwide. This compares to 11.93 percent of residents who work remote at least one day a week in Mississippi – the state with the fewest share of remote workers. Work-from-home is said to save the average American 55 minutes of commuting time each day, with hybrid workers saving up to $6,000 per year on purchases like gas, food, and office clothes an...
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Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary
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Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary

By MEG KINNARD | The Gazette Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary calendar. But Haley also made it clear that she feels Trump has work to do to win over voters who supported her during the course of the primary campaign and continue to cast votes for her in ongoing primary contests. “I will be voting for Trump,” Haley, Trump’s former U.N. ambassador, said during an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington. “Having said that, I stand by what I said in my suspension speech,” Haley added. "Trump would be smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me and continue to support me and not as...
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National House Democrats’ PAC books $4 million in TV ads in Denver market for congressional races
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National House Democrats’ PAC books $4 million in TV ads in Denver market for congressional races

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics A national group that works to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives has booked nearly $4 million worth of general election TV advertising in the Denver market, pointing to the party's commitment to protect a vulnerable incumbent in Colorado's swingiest district while trying to flip another, Republican-held seat. While the House Majority PAC won't decide how to allocate its ads until closer to the November election, a spokesman noted in an email to Colorado Politics that the Denver media market reaches voters in the state's competitive 3rd and 8th congressional districts, both of which have been listed among the PAC's top targets. The massive initial nationwide ad reservation by the super PAC, which is aligned with House Minority Lead...
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