July 4th, 2011
By Dan Miller Our history can guide our future if we will that it do so. Here are some words from a Fourth of July speech given by Theodore Roosevelt to the citizens of Dickinson, in the Dakotas, back in 1886. Dickinson had a population of about seven hundred but many from other communities came […]
Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: fourth of july, government, idealism, independence, Roosevelt, speech
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July 4th, 2009
The Fourth of July is a special “Americans only” holiday. For some reason I always think of Jackie Parr. Never knew or met him. He was older than me but still his mom and dad’s baby. I attended his funeral. Jackie was killed in action just as World War Two was winding down. If he […]
Articles written by Larry Ennis
Tags: fourth of july, funeral, soldier
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