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Edith Bolling Wilson navigated a constitutional gray area with restraint, intelligence, and an instinctive respect for power she was never formally granted. In this compelling piece, Contributing Author Bill Bois traces how circumstance, not ambition, placed a First Lady at the center of the presidency—and why the system was forced to change because of it.
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I set out to write a quiz and somehow ended up smelling like sulfur, and humming “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”
But good news: the M80s are spent, my attention span has returned (briefly), and this red, white, and riddled music quiz is ready for you.
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In a time when “interesting” feels like the politest possible word for “chaos,” Contributing Author and Historian Bill Bois finds reasons to be hopeful and maybe even grateful for the turbulence.
His essay traces how disorder, constraint, and a sudden rush of guitars can sometimes be the first notes of something better.
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In this eloquent reflection on conscience and conviction, Chuck Small weighs faith against protest — and discovers that both speak the same language of hope. Thoughtful, moving, and perfectly tuned to the season of turning.
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The Red and Blue Gone Missing
This Friday Sidebar wanders highways, hotel lobbies, and AM radio static in search of something surprising: authentic connection. What I found was less about politics, and more about people, and a surprise soundtrack to accompany them.
