Valley veteran celebrates 100th birthday
PHOENIX — A surprise birthday party was held Thursday for a Phoenix man and World War II hero. Mike Gomez, who just turned 100, served with General Patton in World War II and came back home where he ...
Jimmy Carter: Returns to Georgia
Former President Jimmy Carter is being taken on his final trip to Georgia after thousands of mourners paid their final ...
Jimmy Carter Will Lie in State at the Capitol Today. What Does That Mean?
"'Lying in state' is a phrase typically reserved for those who have served in elective office—presidents, members of Congress ...
Death of Jimmy Carter: What is lying in state, lying in repose and lying in honor?
Former President Jimmy Carter is currently lying in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda as the nation honors the 39th president ...
Moonshiner made weapon that helped Allies win World War II. He died 50 years ago in NC
During a raid on his illegal whiskey distilling operation in 1921, Williams was accused of killing a deputy. After he got out ...
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In Trump’s America, There’s No Escape
I tried to get away from our dark political reality with Dylan and ‘yacht rock’ and more—but music movies couldn’t shield me ...
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A Complete Unknown or No Direction Home: The Enigma of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is back in the news again. A countercultural hero to people who grew up some five decades ago, yet also, perhaps ...