Miscellaneous

Readers have been eagerly awaiting the launch of library lending for Kindle books since Amazon first mentioned looking into the program. While Barnes and Noble's Nook...

There is a popular aphorism that says, “Be careful what you wish for.” This could apply quite well to the relationship between the off-the-grid lifestyle and...

American expansion was relentless after the American Revolution.  From 1776 to 1850, settlers pushed into the Mississippi River Valley and then set their sights on Texas...

Native Americans would respond to the question of who discovered America with a roll of the eyes and reply, “We did, of course.” And of course,...

Since his death in 2004, Ronald Reagan has gained in popularity among the general public each of those seven years. In 2010 voters in a Discovery...

Because of the Internet, it is now easier than ever before to find like-minded souls who understand what is happening and know what must be done....

If you didn’t watch the highest-rated cable television series in the summer of 2011, it is probably because you ditched TV a long time ago, you...

I confess… I’m not a packrat by nature, despite what my office looks like. My mother-in-law and husband, however, have taken saving things for later use...

James Garfield was an ex-Civil War hero, and his experience in war had left him a fatalist. Not long after he was elected president, he told...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our regular Sunday column was not available. And while this article may not be the typical fare we run on Sundays, its...