Tag: American Revolution

By Request: Second Installment of the Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence

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I did a post on Ricochet.com, letting my friends there know that I was doing this series. It made the Main Feed pretty quickly, and I was surprised and pleased. One of the commenters there asked for me to discuss the only Catholic signer of the Declaration, and I am granting his wish here. I …

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2026 is the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence! New Series Here on the Less-known Signers

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Everyone should be celebrating all year long, the 250th Anniversary of the Greatest Country on God's Green Earth. As my little contribution to the festivities, I am starting a little post series on some of the lesser-known signers of the Declaration. In my opinion, some of the signers have been unnecessarily neglected, and many of …

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*If you thought the Washington Income Tax was the worst they could do, you were mistaken. DemocRats go Whole Hog.

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First, there's the Environmental Crimes Law, SB5360. Gives the State power to arrest Farmers for small "Environmental" infractions. Washington State Democrats are preparing to pass Senate Bill 5360, The Environmental Crimes Bill This will give Democrats the power to prosecute farmers for minor environmental crimes “The environmental crimes bill. This would give the Attorney General …

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Reading the Outlander Series-And Learning! Updated-See Italics Below

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For the past few months, I have been reading Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series of novels, about a nurse after World War II, who falls through standing stones in Scotland, and lands 200 years in the past.  Her adventures are totally engrossing, and I have been literally losing sleep, as I hate to close the book, …

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