“It’s cold and raining. Just wear a coat, Mr. President-elect,” likely said by someone on William Henry Harrison’s inauguration team. The weather was cold and wet in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of the ninth president of the U.S. on March 4, 1841. Harrison, a decorated military general, was a political professional. He served as […]
Long ago, in a not-so-far-away land, holidays and special days were honored in print, on the air, and in person. We called this time pre-Internet. To anyone born in the 21st Century, it sounds like a time before indoor plumbing. The media honored Veterans Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Newspapers, magazines, radio, television,
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Nihil Innovetur. It’s the Latin phrase for Let nothing be changed. I didn’t take Latin in prep school or college, and I’m not Catholic. The term entered my 24-hour vocabulary retention early Monday morning as I was driving in the irregular rainfall of Nashville. You know, the type of rain when the wipers are on
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139. That number made me stop and look at the radio. Okay, it made me scrunch my brow, figuratively hold my finger on my Airpods, and think, “Did I hear that correctly?” I heard this number and its meaning when I listened to a replay of the Michael Smerconish show on the SiriusXM channel POTUS
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Before you get irritated or excited, this isn’t a political opinion piece. I’m using a current events story to make a point. Yes, I realize it’s like the person who says, “I’m not trying to tell you what to do…”, and then they proceed to tell you what to do. Election Night 2020. We had
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