The Shot Heard ‘Round the Bedroom

The Shot Heard ‘Round the Bedroom

Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes For history buffs, “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” refers to one of two significant dates. For American History buffs and American English majors, the distinction refers to a phrase from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn.” When...
Washington’s Warning for America

Washington’s Warning for America

Bayard & Holmes By Piper Bayard   Many Civil War historians say that partisanship in America is more heated than it has been since 1860. We are regularly smacked in the face by evidence that both major political parties put their own special interests above...

What Does Independence Mean to America?

Bayard & Holmes ~ Piper Bayard Independent:  Not subject to another’s authority or jurisdiction; autonomous. (Dictionary.com)     Independence Day, July 4th, is the anniversary of the day when Americans declared that we would no longer depend on...

What Do You Remember?

image from US Navy I woke up to hear a voice on the radio saying that two planes had crashed into the twin towers. I knew instantly it was no accident, but I had no way to compute the information with my pre-9/11 mindset. Then I turned on the TV, and I knew our world...