Vicki Baker On July 4, 1776, a homesick Thomas Jefferson was sweltering in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall as he added the finishing touches and last flourishes to that historic document, the Declaration of Independence. Longing for his beloved Monticello where the watermelons were ripening on the vine, Jefferson didn’t get home for a slice of the…
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July 2024, Generals
From the Office of the County Commissioner: Celebrate Our Freedoms this Independence Month
Dianne Edmondson Recently, many of us celebrated America’s birthday with fireworks, parades, flag waving, and family get-togethers. And I, like the rest of us, really enjoyed these 4th of July celebrations. But it has occurred to me that as we celebrate the 248th year since our Declaration of Independence, we really could use more than…