Editorial: After 249 Years, Righteousness and Truth Prevail

Mark Franke column: 249 years later, we still hold these truths to be self-evident

What is the American Dream that previous generations learned in school? The obvious answer is that it is opportunity for self-improvement, best realized in the United States over any other nation in the world.

Indie Yoyo: Declaration of Codependence | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Due to some strange alignment of the stars, this happens to be the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as well as the 249th edition of the North Bay Bohemian that I’ve overseen as editor. The whimsical side of me can’t help but find this somehow significant. As Galileo once opined, “Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.” I personally believe, however, that the universe was written with heaps of iro…

Editorial: After 249 years, righteousness and truth prevail

As we celebrate Independence Day on Friday, let us remember why we commemorate the Fourth of July, and then let us honor what it truly means. The unanimous Declaration of these thirteen States of America “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature …

The World Should Celebrate America's Birthday

On July 4, America will be 249 years old. Our friends abroad should join patriots at home in celebrating the miracle that is the United States of America.

Our troubled republic at age 249

The Fourth of July is approaching soon. It is an occasion for neighborhood gatherings, flying the flag, burgers on the grill and kids taking delight in their sparklers.

Decoder Replay: Is truth self-evident?

Every July 4 the United States celebrates its Declaration of Independence. But behind its "self-evident" truths was a load of hypocrisy.