By: Glynn Harris When I was growing up long before cell phones came and stole away our solitude, sitting on the porch, especially in late afternoon, was something I came to expect. I can still see my dad in our old rocking chair; mama in the swing, us kids sitting on the steps enjoying being there as a day came …

By: Tuffy Fields On this day, we commemorate an event of the utmost consequence—the birth of a nation conceived in liberty and founded upon the sacred principles of freedom and self-governance.  When first we resolved to cast off the yoke of tyranny, we stood not as seasoned powers, but as humble colonies united by a common cause. We endured hardship, …