A man located in Altoona, Pa., is being held in connection with the shooting of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Fortunate Son’
John Fogarty wrote “Fortunate Son” in 1969 while the nation was divided about America’s role in Vietnam, and the song still has relevance today.
The journalism role of ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
Alice’s Restaurant’ functioned as journalism at a time when accurate information about the war in Vietnam was not forthcoming.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’
Before ‘Wicked,’ there was…
The Trump election
Presidential scholar Michael Riccards shares his thoughts on the election.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Blue Sky’
A growing social media app has the same name as a song that Dickey Betts wrote for the Allman Brothers more than 50 years ago.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’
The pounding beat and declarative refrain of ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ suggest a fist-pumping patriotic anthem, but the song actually is about the struggles of a veteran returning home from Vietnam.
Explaining yesterday’s election in baseball terms
To use a baseball analogy, the Harris campaign sat on a lead while the Trump team methodically chipped away at the margin.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Anticipation’
All polls indicate tomorrow’s election will be one of the closest presidential contests in U.S. history, so we can only anticipate the results.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Box of Rain’
“Box of Rain” humanized the Grateful Dead and made listeners realize they were more than just a bunch of drug-crazed hippies.
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