The "America the Beautiful" program which began in 2010 was the beginning of a series of quarters to feature different landmarks from National Parks from all 50 states.
A high school in California, Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom, has warned their students against chanting 'USA' at sporting events in case it offends students of 'different ethnicities'.
Yesterday I received the following email from one of you, my listeners. I was so impressed by Grace's emotion in the email and how eloquently she expressed her feelings, I had to share the letter with you:
From Grace
"Renk,
When will we become a respectful people again...
Donald Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos as United States Secretary of Education has many people enraged. This Michigan parent tells us why she is against Betsy DeVos in this passionate speech.
An estimated 3.3 Million people (and counting) marched on Saturday to protest the election of Donald Trump. Making it the biggest protest in US history. Thousands of those people marched here in Michigan.
When I was growing up I read books about George Washington, Henry Ford, The Civil War and Martin Luther King. In school we talked about American history- with pride. Together we would stand and recite the pledge of allegiance. I loved my town, my state and my country...
Birthright Citizenship is defined as "A legal right to citizenship for all children born in a country’s territory, regardless of parentage."
I'm going to celebrate Earth Day 2015 with a couple big ass, corn fed, flatulence filtered, American born and raised USDA choice steaks... with some bacon and gulf shrimp thrown around the plate just for good measure.
After a good old-fashioned red meat extravaganza to mark the occasion I’m really gonna take time to reflect on what Earth Day really means to me.
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