READING, PA.– Jim Gerlach munches on a bowl of granola and sips coffee with a group of Rotarians before taking the lectern and talking about the war. In January, Gerlach visited Iraq and Afghanistan, and the two-term Republican has been sharing his findings ever since: Troop morale is high, capturing Osama bin Laden is...
Monthly Archives: June 2006
Do Schools Pass the Test?
The No Child Left Behind Act has been revolutionary for American education. A combination of reform strategies, it is designed to simultaneously raise achievement levels for all students and close the gap between different types of students. Jack Jennings, president and CEO of the nonpartisan Center on Education Policy, has seen many reports critical...
Focusing on the Founders
Invoking the Founding Fathers is not just a pastime of history majors; it’s an American obsession. Which is why there’s still such a brisk trade in re-examining the founders’ lives. In his latest book, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon Wood explains how this elite fraternity destroyed any chance...
WWII Weekend
The four propeller engines cough to life and the war machine’s aluminum skin, no thicker than a For Sale sign, begins to wobble and rattle as the it rolls down the tarmac. The passengers stare intently at the 60-year-old rivets holding this skin to the airframe as the roar of the engines grows louder...