Category Archives: USA

Arizona State Parks Employ Homeless Veterans

Posted on February 24, 2014 by annetbell

Carlos Garcia has a second chance at life working as an Arizona Park Ranger.  He had been a homeless veteran but now is making $12 per hour and living in a FEMA trailer. He had been homeless and in trouble … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2014 by annetbell

Today is the day many people celebrate by giving cards, flowers, candy or gifts to the ones they love. Have you wondered why? The story  goes back to the ancient Romans where  two versions exist. The Romans celebrated the god … Continue reading →

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Star Spangled Banner

Posted on February 10, 2014 by annetbell

This video is a recording of 1000 Kentucky All-State Choir voices filling this 18 story hotel with the Star Spangled Banner, as you have never heard it. It brings back a memory from our trips to Rome with students. I … Continue reading →

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Brrrr!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by annetbell
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Syracuse #1 Snowiest College in the US

Posted on January 24, 2014 by annetbell

The 10 Snowiest Colleges in the US Published January 21, 2014 AccuWeather While many are used to the cold that comes with the winter season, not all regions are ready to handle the snow. However, to some students, faculty and … Continue reading →

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Examples of Jim Crow laws From the 1880s into the 1960s, a majority of American states enforced segregation through “Jim Crow” laws (so called after a black character in minstrel shows). From Delaware to California, and from North Dakota to … Continue reading →

Posted on January 21, 2014 by annetbell | 41 Comments

Poinsettia

Posted on December 26, 2013 by annetbell

Poinsettias were used by the Aztecs  to produce purple dye and early cosmetics.  The white milky sap was uses as medicines to treat fevers.  Today we call that sap latex! The  first introduction of these beautiful flowers north of the … Continue reading →

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And the Author is . . . . . . .

Posted on December 19, 2013 by annetbell

For almost 200 years, there has been a mystery of who penned the poem“Twas the Night Before Christmas” which was first published in the Troy, New York Sentinel paper. Originally the title  was ”  An Account of a Visit of … Continue reading →

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2013 by annetbell

 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas  (or A Visit from St. Nicholas) by Clement Clarke Moore ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the … Continue reading →

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Snow, the Winter Four Letter “S” Word

Posted on December 16, 2013 by annetbell

Last year, when our son was coming from Phoenix to interview in Auburn, New York, one of the questions was, ” Have you been in Upstate New York during the winter?”  Chris laughed and said, that he was raised in … Continue reading →

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