U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...
Readers sound off on Confederate sympathies, NATO contributions and Paul Simon’s roots
On July 4, 1776, the hallowed Founding Fathers declared America’s independence. However, the only beneficiaries were white ...
Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce
The Pentagon seeks to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation status beginning next week in a bid to eventually ...
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Echoes From Our Past — Steve Cottrell: Edward Ellis killed at Battle of Shiloh
Born in Maine in 1819, Nevada City pioneer Edward W. F. Ellis moved with his parents to Felicity, Ohio in 1838, and in 1842 ...