Real patriotism requires knowledge, courage, and commitment. It requires the strength to face your country’s flaws and the clarity to fight for its virtues.

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When Francis Scott Key penned the words to what became our national anthem, he ended it with a question. Some think the ...

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The Rev. Steve Davis was an Air Force brat who grew up learning what it means to be patriotic. He recognizes that as a ...

Crawford explores Eliot’s personal struggles and secret love affairsNewly revealed letters shed light on Eliot’s hidden ...

The nation's first purpose-built mosque opened in Cedar Rapids in the 1930s, and its history is still instructive, writes ...

Get ready for America's birthday with these 4th of July quotes that will have you feeling red, white and blue Best 4th of ...

The poem is about priorities and purpose, introspection and self-care. It spoke to Moyers’ vulnerability and uncertainty. Its ...

Four-time Grammy Award-winning professional choir, The Crossing, conducted by Donald Nally, has revealed its 2025-2026 Season ...

To mark Juneteenth this week (June 19th), here in this column is an abridged version of Langston Hughes’ poem, “Let America ...

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall explores the deep history of Allen University in Columbia, its African Methodist Episcopal Church roots and its commitment to honoring nine victims of the 2015 ...