Category Archives: Memories

Thoughts for the Weekend

Posted on April 15, 2017 by vanbraman

This weekend I am thinking about several things. See my post Simpler Taxes? to learn more about the editorial cartoon shown here. The tax deadline is of course coming up on Tuesday. Why not April 15 this year? Because April … Continue reading →

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Now He Belongs to the Ages

Posted on April 14, 2017 by vanbraman

The words “Now He Belongs to the Ages” were spoken 152 years ago by Edwin Stanton. There is some question as to the exact words that Secretary of War Stanton uttered, but the alternates are very similar. The words were … Continue reading →

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