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PARKER: The man who didn’t want to be president

July 5, 2012 in The Daily Republic

WASHINGTON As we celebrate our nation’s independence midway through a year of rabid presidential politics, it is refreshing to reflect upon our first president, the hero of America’s revolution and commander in chief upon our liberation from King George.
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Many Americans have throwback Fourth without power

July 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

George Washington never had air conditioning, but he knew how to keep cool: a mansion with lots of windows elevated on the banks of a wide, rolling river and lots of ice cream, maybe with a little brandy. Continue Reading

Washington: The ‘blackest name’ in America

February 20, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

George Washington’s name is inseparable from America, and not only from the nation’s history. It identifies countless streets, buildings, mountains, bridges, monuments, cities and people. Continue Reading