On the Fourth of July, a local retailer had a patriotic ad in The Forum e-paper appropriately expounding the virtues of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. To further add for accuracy, ...

We celebrate the Fourth of July because it was on that day in 1776 that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration Of Independence. On July 2, they voted to declare independence from Britain, ...

In reading the Declaration of Independence this July 4, one of the reasons for declaring our independence struck me as being quite relevant to the politics of our time. It seems that our forefathers ...

I'm a high school history teacher and the proud owner of a T-shirt featuring the Declaration of Independence, so I was intrigued that The Gazette printed the Declaration in its entirety on July Fourth ...

I appreciated Dave Boe's effort to focus attention on the significance of the Declaration of Independence and its signers. Unfortunately, his June 30 “Local View” column, “ Consider our Founders, why ...

John Hancock's handwriting and iconic signature have become synonymous with the American story. History buffs who want to own a piece of the Founding Father's well-regarded penmanship will soon be ...

To the editor: Lately, we have all seen how tenuous our freedoms have become. Anyone with even a passing understanding of history is likely as frightened as I am. On a recent trip, I was walking ...