Why We Have Labor Day

The end of summer, cook-outs, and retail sales – that’s what Labor Day means in 2011. Although most Americans make a point of enjoying this September holiday, very few of them know it began over a century ago with a violent fight for the rights of laborers, railroad...

First Impressions #20

I’m starting September with a First Impression of Katie Loud’s novel, Unbreakable! Here is the first page:(Susy; Emerson, NH; September, 2006)I felt revulsion toward my son today. There have been times in the past that Seth (and, to be fair, his siblings) has upset me...