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By Kathy Megyeri
In 1992, Maryland was the first state to mandate community service for high school graduation. The class of 1997, with 43,249 students, was the first to fulfill that requirement with a minimum of 75 hours...
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BY RANDAL C. HILL
Imagine four University of Florida doctors meeting in a campus basement lab in the spring of 1965. Clicking raised glasses to toast a newly created, transparent drink, each physician cautiously takes a sip. Yuck! Those standing close to a lab sink spit theirs out; the doctor standing further away—the team leader—vomits his.
But what else could you expect when people drink a lab-concocted equivalent...
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By Randal C. Hill
It was the late 1950s, and comic-book sales were stagnating. So was the enthusiasm of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, following two decades in his high-pressure, often-chaotic world of work. He later recalled to Rolling Stone Press, “I got to...
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Red is a powerful color. It was the first color to be named after white and black and has been used ever since in pieces of art and decorations to demonstrate strong emotions like passion, love...
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By Randal C. Hill
It’s hard to imagine a million-selling 1970 song opening with the voices of a second-grade class singing,
Jesus loves the little children, all the little children of the world
Red and...
By Faye Roland
Mothers of the 21st Century, let’s talk about Mother’s Day. Let’s put to rest the controversy that pops up annually and attempts to “throw shade” on this most sacred and auspicious springtime celebration. As a mom, a...
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Not long ago, I visited the Flight 93 Memorial outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for the third time because I continue to be moved by its serenity and beauty in the midst of a Somerset County, PA, field.
About...
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By Jan Larraine Cox
This “momentary” pause that now continues into a third month is encouraging many of us to reset our lives. We are learning to let go of things we really don’t want any more; things that may be holding...
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By T. Michele Walker
At first glance, St. Pete seems like a somewhat modern, 20th century locale. But in spite of its relatively late incorporation date of 1912, the history is indeed rich, dating back to 1528...
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BY RANDAL C. HILL
On November 22, 1963, entertainer Vaughn Meader got into a cab at the Milwaukee airport. He later recalled, “The cabbie said, ‘Did you hear about Kennedy in Dallas?’” “I said to him, ‘No, how does it go?’ I thought he was telling me a...
