Joe Clifford who lives in Jamestown, RI has contributed a number of articles relating to foreign policy to newspapers in the Rhode Island area for years. As a regular Salem-News.com contributor, Joe brings forward thought-provoking articles that shock our sense of reality He graduated from Provi...
With a bleak future, along with a woefully inadequate traffic base, it appeared the railroad's fate was sealed. As officials fought off Congressional attempts to revoke NP's land grants they managed to complete a short western branch from Tacoma to Wilkeson where coal was discovered (financed ...
It reminds me of Dan’s first visit to Portugal, to propose formally — something my parents insisted on before recognizing our engagement — and how he almost hid under the table, from what he was sure was a to-the-knife argument among my family. In point of fact, we were discussi...
and half-brother of jazz musician and ethno-musicologistTerri Quaye. His father was born in London, but considered himself as African. Although known as Cab Kaye, his full name wasNii Lante Augustus Kwamlah Quayeand he was a Chief of the Ga tribe centralized in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana...
Amid the joy at his homecoming, Nicholas discovers that the blow dealt his family by the Sallee pirates is disastrous. Jeremiah was part owner of Barbican, the loss of the ship and payment of his son's ransom burdening him with debt. A calamity compounded by the rot in England itself, ...
“Yet it was not as a medicinal aid or as a social lubricant that bhang was preeminent among the people of India. Rather, it was and still is because of its association with the religious life of the country that bhang is so extolled and florified. The stupefaction produced by the plant...
Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces Has become a slave! 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, Her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers She has none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; ...
Last year the CIA published a report on Russia “hacking” the US election, half of which actually dealt with RT. The news network was mentioned 100 times, and Simonyan 27 times. http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/rt-employees-us-are-quitting-en-masse-over-security-fears/ri21194 По...
Housing: This region had several different types of homes depending on location, tribe, and availability of natural resources. The classic dwelling was made from pole frames covered with branches and vines as well as plastered by a layer of clay. This is known as a wattle and daub house. Su...