Remembering Bob Purkiss, the Hampshire trade unionist who challenged racism

Remembering Bob Purkiss, the Hampshire trade unionist who challenged racism

It's hard to imagine a more unlikely alliance – a friendship, even – than that between the former trade union official Bob Purkiss and…

Remembering Who We Are………. – News Progress

The Declaration of Sarah’s Cousin•July 1, 2026• by Janey Roney One of our home movies from the 1970s captured our daughter squirting water from a hose into a growing puddle in the lane. When her big brother splashed through her puddle, she burst into tears and screamed, “He’s stepping in my stream!!!” We all step in someone’s stream now and then, but for most of the last 250 years, we Americans have managed to live in peace with one another. Amo…