Endangered Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battle sites, including locations in Florida and throughout the South, could get federal preservation grants under a bill passed last week by the House. ...more

March 9, 2009

I don't recall who first uttered the words for the title of this article, but they are so apropos to the challenges we face today. There are two organizations in this world that I truly love — the United States of America and the United States Marine Corps. Each of those organizations faced countless challenges to their very existence throughout the years. ...more

March 6, 2009

The eight-pointed star on the wall outside Trey Click's office marks it as a "survivor." The squat, orange building withstood the ravages of the 1900 hurricane, which nearly flattened this barrier island city and still stands as the nation's deadliest natural disaster. ...more

September 21, 2008

George Bernard Shaw noted that "Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy." A bit harsh perhaps, but then he was an ardent socialist spokesman who believed in equal pay for everyone and rescinding the private ownership of property. He was an icon for the "new left." ...more

July 12, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started, for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

Coming soon on new presidential dollar coins - Old Hickory, Old Kinderhook, Old Man Eloquent and the Last of the Cocked Hats. ...more

December 28, 2007

On 10 November 1775, the Marine Corps was founded in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. This was before the United States became a free country. Since that time, Marines have fought in every war that the United States has been engaged and usually it is the first to fight. ...more

November 22, 2007