The deadline is approaching for high school students from Bloomingdale, Roselle or Medinah to enter this year's VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition. Local students must submit their entries ...

The plaint heard during the French Revolution is still widely applicable today. But perhaps even more pertinent would be a variation: “Oh, democracy, what travesties are perpetrated in thy name!” ...

Democracy promotion is much in the news these days. The strenuous effort by the United States and its coalition partners to carry off a democratic transformation of Iraq has provoked a fierce, global ...

Too many Americans are quick to claim their rights as citizens without recognizing that these rights come with responsibilities. These two concepts are inseparable. You do not deserve your rights ...

TOWNSEND — The theme of this year’s Voice of Democracy audio essay competition is “America: Where Do We Go From Here?” The competition is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliaries ...

FERTILE, Minn.-For Quindelynne Hasler, it's been a school year to remember. The high school junior's entry in the VFW Voice of Democracy essay contest has already won her honors locally, regionally ...

Following the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to interrupt the certification process of the 2020 presidential election — experts began to ...

The Voice of Democracy essay began with a hypothetical military reservist - a mother who leaves for war but does not return home - and led a Billings West High senior to a White House meeting with ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Shelby Foster reads her Voice of Democracy-winning essay, ‘I Am Proud of My Country,’ at ...

When U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the United States had just witnessed four of the most turbulent years in recent memory, culminating in the failed insurrection at the U.S.

Pieces published by both The New York Times and The Atlantic on Monday argued that America’s current election process is problematic and should be altered. The New York Times piece, a guest essay ...

Each year, the New Hampshire Union Leader asks readers to submit photos of veterans and highlights hundreds of local heroes in a special Salute to Veterans section in the November 11 edition of the ...