"As a kid, I believed you were supposed to pray to God when you wanted good things to happen and pray to Satan when you ...

MATTOON — A total of 2,200 persons ate chicken dinners during the July 4 th celebration Friday at Peterson Park. Michael Highland, chairman of this year’s Mattoon Fire Fighters Association’s picnic, ...

House Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries delivers marathon speech delaying ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ from reaching floor vote - President ...

The novelist Thomas Mallon's journals reveal a side of the '80s that the standard gay histories—and standard conservative ...

It is a fact — an old, very old fact — that was long obscured by the 20th century’s Euro-centric battles with World Wars I and II. Plus, the resulting Cold War and various smaller hot wars in places ...

Fiction isn't so far from reality, and the three-martini lunch was a trend in the rocky history of American industry. In the ...

Description This lesson explores the first 100 days of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The lesson, which features author Max Boot, opens with two reflective questions that ask students to detail the ...

Ronald Reagan did a pretty good job when it came to defeating the Soviet Empire and ending the Cold War. But he couldn’t reverse the three “gifts” that Carter and his administration left for ...

Michael Reagan argues that issues from Jimmy Carter's presidency, including the Department of Education, Panama Canal control, and Iran's threat, still linger today, despite his father's efforts ...

When President Jimmy Carter ran for reelection in 1980, he had to compete against former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. It was no contest. Reagan took 44 of the 50 states and won the popular vote ...