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Contributed commentary by Gail Longton as part of the essay series "The Road to 250: Community Spirit in Action," celebrating ...

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The city of Elgin celebrated Mexican Independence Day with a two-day Fiesta de Elgin at Festival Park and the Gail Borden ...

As we celebrate Constitution Day amid a presidential election filled with heated rhetoric, Americans should reflect on the political philosophy that is the bedrock of our nation: that both the ...

To Lincoln the fundamental principles of the Declaration are an 'apple of gold' framed by the Constitution, a 'picture of ...

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Sunday marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in New York City, bringing free concerts, parades, dance classes and more ...

The Mexican Independence Day parade returned to Staten Island this weekend for the fifth consecutive year, where hundreds of ...