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Thursday, September 3, 2026

By Guest Contributor Thursday, September 3, 2026

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Show support for workers on Labor Day

Holidays/Labor Day— (SPM Wire) Labor Day doesn’t just mark the end of summer; it also celebrates workers in the United States. First commemorated in 1882 with a parade in New York City, the now-federal holiday honors the role of labor in the nation’s growth and success. Here are three ways to celebrate beyond the retail sales and barbecues: Make your […]

Sunday, August 16, 2026

By Public News Service Sunday, August 16, 2026

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Celebrating diversity along with America’s 250th anniversary

Sunday Feature/Celebrating Diversity— By Mike Moen, producer, Maryland News Connection, a bureau of Public Service. Celebrations continue this summer in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. Professionals from the Washington, D.C., area who trace their heritage back to India hope people see their dedication to democracy amid anti-immigrant backlash. A recent survey from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace found Indian […]

Sunday, June 28, 2026

By Public News Service Sunday, June 28, 2026

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Judge’s order halts Trump administration efforts to rewrite history

USA/Sunday Feature— By Freda Ross, producer, Mississippi News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. The Trump administration has been ordered to return historical items to the Medgar and Myrtle Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi. They were removed as part of a nationwide sweep of exhibits and signs the administration deemed “disparaging to Americans past or living.” Medgar […]

Sunday, June 21, 2026

By Public News Service Sunday, June 21, 2026

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Native Americans some of the first to toss the dice

USA/Sunday Feature— By Eric Galatas, producer, Colorado News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. Native Americans on the western Great Plains were making and tossing dice 6,000 years before people in Africa, Asia, and Europe, according to new research at Colorado State University. Games of chance are considered the intellectual precursors to probability theory, statistics, and scientific thinking. […]

Monday, May 25, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 25, 2026

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Remembering the fallen on Memorial Day

USA/Memorial Day— Before Memorial Day was recognized across America, freed Black Americans in Charleston, South Carolina gathered in 1865 to honor 257 Union soldiers who gave their lives fighting for freedom and the preservation of our nation. Black troops marched, families laid flowers, and a… pic.twitter.com/NhgIsITsR1 — Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) May 25, 2026 On Memorial […]

Monday, May 25, 2026

By Guest Contributor Monday, May 25, 2026

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Camp Nelson National Monument honors sacrifice of black soldiers during Civil War

USA/Travel— (StatePoint) When it comes to learning history, there is something about walking around a historical site that drives a lesson home in a way nearly impossible to replicate with films, books, and other media. Camp Nelson History For instance, there are thousands of pages written on the historical importance of places like Camp Nelson in Nicholasville, Kentucky, where […]