cultural icons
Ignoring Values
1 The Virginia Mercury (https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/01/28/why-is-it-so-hard-to-build-tribal-housing/) posed a seemingly innocuous question: “Why is it so hard to build tribal housing in Virginia?” Considering this nation’s behavior toward indigenous Americans, the answer is naggingly elusive but the question prompts consideration about the… Read More ›
ICYMI…………………..February 14, 270
One thousand seven hundred fifty-two years ago today, some sparse historical records offer that a Roman priest and physician by the name of Valentine was beaten, stoned, jailed and later beheaded for ministering to persecuted Christians under the reign of… Read More ›
Gimme That ‘Ole Time Religion
By Barbara Levine Folks in McMinn County, Tennessee, and across the country are still fighting against evolution, truth, and anything else that makes them feel uncomfortable. You know, like science and history and people who aren’t exactly like them. Tennessee… Read More ›
ICYMI……………….February 7, 1497
Five hundred twenty-five years ago today, ardent supporters of a Dominican religious leader, Giralmo Savonarola, in Florence, Italy, collected and burned thousands of objects such as cosmetics, art, books, and more in a purge of secular influences intended to purify… Read More ›
ICYMI…………………….January 31, 1865
One hundred fifty-six years ago today, following the end of the Civil War, Congress proposed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified by the states on December 5, 1865. Its text is brief and appears quite clear: Neither… Read More ›
Carefully Taught
In 1949, when South Pacific debuted on Broadway, few extolled its messages concerning systemic racial prejudice as portrayed by American military service personnel. That portrayal was not limited to the military but intended to reflect a more commonly held view… Read More ›
Around the Novahood
FAKED DOCS FAIL TO SPRING INMATE A scheme designed to spring a Loudoun County inmate from jail failed. A man who was being held on shoplifting charges in Loudoun and two other Virginia counties, as well as two probation violations,… Read More ›