by Xianna Michaels | Jul 3, 2014 | Editorial
american Independence Day is the birthday of our country, the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The first one to sign the Declaration was John Hancock, in a script said to be large enough that the British King George III...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 2, 2014 | Editorial
american A day that is observed worldwide but only celebrated here. Let the festivities begin! I did a little fact-finding mission gathering a handful of “did you knows” just in time for your ultimate 4th of July birthday celebration. Enjoy! - The idea of fireworks...
by Xianna Michaels | May 22, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial Last year on Memorial Day my granddaughter and I went to the gas station to blow up an inflatable boat for the kids to use in the pool. A haggard-looking man with a sign and a cup sat near the air pump. I gave him a few dollars and wished him a good day. My...
by Xianna Michaels | May 12, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial The limerick verse form is a short, clever, five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter. It is said to date back to Ireland in the 14th Century and may have originated in the Irish town of Limerick. People often think of limericks as children’s...
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