Sunday, August 27 — The U.S. petroleum industry got its start on this date in 1859. That’s when blacksmith William Smith saw a dark film floating on the surface of the water in a hole he was boring near Titusville, Pennsylvania. […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Deuteronomy 8:1-20 (1-2) NKJV “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the […]
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor If baseball was meant to be played the way it was Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park in Detroit please alert the boxing and combat sports promoters. A record number of ejections of Yankees and Tigers and […]
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor From my perspective and that of more than one boxing observer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor can do what they want Saturday night in Las Vegas. The fight is not boxing and deserves minimal attention, though […]
By Brandon Colon Coming off a loss to the San Francisco Giants in the playoffs last season the New York Mets looked to bounce back in 2017, but some early injuries would derail the Mets. The most notable injuries were […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on President Trump’s Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (Washington, D.C) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after President Trump pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio: “President Trump has once again chosen to appease […]
Takin’ It to The Streets by David Greene This week we asked Bronxites their thoughts on sanctuary cities and protecting undocumented individuals at the cost of the federal government withholding tens of millions of dollars in resources allocated for U.S. […]
Washington, D.C., August 18, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce the rollout of the refined public search tool that provides access to Animal Welfare Act compliance records. […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Departure of Steve Bannon (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on White House advisor Steve Bannon’s departure from the Trump administration: “Steve Bannon should have never been given […]
Dusky Definition: (adjective) Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy. Synonyms: Twilight, Twilit Usage: I met him on the road one dusky evening, and he insisted on seeing me safely home.
Siaka Stevens (1905) Almost immediately after being sworn in as prime minister of Sierra Leone in 1967, Stevens was overthrown in a coup. He was recalled from exile after another coup 13 months later. In 1971, he became the first […]
When he stepped off the straight and narrow path of his peculiar honesty, it was with an inward assertion of unflinching resolve to fall back again into the monotonous but safe stride of virtue as soon as his little excursion […]
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