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Tapestry Dr. Dean Forman Tapestry Dr. Dean Forman

Sports and Liberties

“The greatest athletes are talented, of course, but the best of all time generally reach that status by outworking everyone else of equal or greater talent.” —William J. O’Neil

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Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett

Lyman Gilmore: Aviation Legend?

Our childhood history books taught us that Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first powered airplane and conducted the first powered flight, but many local residents of Grass Valley, California, respectfully beg to differ. Local legend has it that Lyman Gilmore made the first powered flight from his Gilmore Airdrome in Grass Valley, California. Is it true?

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Tapestry Nancy Peirce Tapestry Nancy Peirce

Claudia Taylor: God Calls Home a True Patriot

“One thing about Claudia is that she was always showing up to help and support whatever freedom fight someone was trying to get started. For me she was one of the first people who took me seriously and wanted to help. It meant so much to me when I felt like a voice in the desert.”

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Tapestry Amy Young Tapestry Amy Young

Voting Systems Are as Transparent as Your Government Is

Voting Systems have become the subject of much public scrutiny since the November 3, 2020 election, with Dominion taking most of the headlines. After many requests for public records pertaining to Nevada County’s voting system, and after much research, computerized voting systems are only as transparent as the government allows.

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Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett

Origins of the Cold War: 1917-1942

The USSR arose from the Bolshevik state and was based upon Lenin’s ideology known as “Bolshevism.” In short, Bolshevism is a form of Marxist ideology which calls for the toppling of capitalism and the centralization of power in the state…

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Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett

The Supreme Court’s Insertion in Politics: Dred Scott

In arguably one of the most controversial opinions of the United States Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney’s opinion in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) contributed to the Panic of 1857 and defined the debates of the Illinois senate race in 1858 between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.

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Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett Tapestry Dr. Barry W. Pruett

The Origins of WWI

Beginning in the mid-19th century, aggressive German military expansion and aggressive, ill-conceived foreign policy created tension and fear among the neighboring European nations. As a result of the personalities of the leaders of these nations and the entangled military and economic alliances among the same countries, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand became the first domino in a series of events which culminated in “the war to end all wars.”

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