June 2026 Edition
June 2026 Edition
At 250, the Declaration of Independence still sparks hard questions in class Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very different meanings. One comes from Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, celebrating the Founding Fathers’ signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and their fight for freedom from the British Crown. The second is from Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., where an...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announced 25 Alabamians have accepted their appointment to a U.S. service academy. Senator Tuberville nominated these students to represent Alabama in the class of 2030 at one of the four service academies: the United States Air Force Academy, Military Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, and Naval Academy. This is Senator Tuberville's fifth round of appointments since assuming office. "America's national security depends on brave young...
By the time Thomas Jefferson dipped his quill in ink in the summer of 1776, he was drawing from a wealth of ideas more than five centuries old. Eight hundred and eleven years ago this month, English barons forced a reluctant King John to place his seal on a document they called the Magna Carta. At the time, it read more like a peace treaty between feuding factions than a declaration of universal principles. The barons wanted their specific grievances addressed. Among their desires were a...
