January 2025

January 2025

SPRING ELECTION: Civics Education

January 05, 2025 - 16:00

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A recent NEWSMAX magazine article “Civic Education Key to Future” caught my eye as it wasn’t the first such article I have seen in the past few years. This article had a few pointed comments, to include “…less than half of U.S. adults could name the three branches of government.” Much of the article appeared to be a tribute to the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the first anniversary of her passing. O’Connor was very concerned about the poor quality of civics education and remained active in the field until her passing.

Remembering President Carter

January 05, 2025 - 15:43

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The passing of former President Jimmy Carter at 100 years old causes a time of remembering and reflection. Carter was the country’s 39th President having served in that role from January 1977 to January 1981.

To put that in perspective, Carter followed President Ford, the country’s only unelected President, who had followed President Nixon, the country’s only President to resign from office. Ford can be remembered for his pardoning of Nixon and his WIN buttons (“Whip Inflation Now”).