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Declaring Our Independence
July 2026 - America's 250th Birthday, News
Declaring Our Independence
Compiled by Michael Pazeian 
June 26, 2026
In the early 1770s, American colonists became convinced that the English Parliament intended to take away their freedoms. In fact, the Americans saw a pattern of increasing oppression and corruption all around the world. Indeed, the British were determined to bring their unruly American subjects to heel and b...
July 2026 - America's 250th Birthday, News
While the Caissons Go Rolling Along
By Allan Katz 
June 26, 2026
I can still sing the battle songs of every branch of America’s armed forces. I am also usually the only person in our crowd who, when we gather around the Christmas tree, knows the words to the second verse of just about every Christmas carol. I went to public school, had no religious education, but I’m prett...
ASK THE DOCTOR: The Last Straw
Columnists, Jennifer Heidmann's Column
ASK THE DOCTOR: The Last Straw
BY JENNIFER HEIDMANN, M.D. 
June 26, 2026
It can be hard to believe that we have any power to change the course of climate change. Each time I get one of those soggy paper straws with my smoothie, I am reminded why we love plastic so much. How can it make any difference to use just one plastic straw? Maybe it cannot. But during this Plastic-Free July...
AGING IS AN ART: I’m Sorry
Columnists, John Heckel's Column
Aging is an Art — By John Heckel
AGING IS AN ART: I’m Sorry
June 26, 2026
As an elder Baby Boomer, I want and need to apologize. I could list the various generations, but let me simplify and address my apology to all current and future-not-yet-named-generations that are dealing with or will have to deal with the consequences of my actions or, more often, my lack of actions. I am so...