This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson (who racked up a lot of wins this week) with a comment about the Twitter Files crew staying quiet when there are real attacks on free speech: “Free speech absolutists”: “You’re absolutely free to shut up and listen to my speech. Also, your […]
George Washington didn’t have just one birthday—at least not on paper. He was born on February 11, 1731 by the calendar used in the British Empire at the time. Then the calendar changed, and his birthday “moved” to February 22, 1732. That odd switch helps explain why Americans have celebrated Washington in so many different ways, on so many different dates, for more than two centuries. Why Washington’s birthday mattered so much From the start, Washington’s
EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continued its annual honors recruitment tradition this February, welcoming high-achieving students to campus for Honors Scholarship Day before traveling to high schools across the region to personally surprise select incoming students with the Meridian Scholarship , the University’s most prestigious award. Honors Scholarship Day took place Friday, Feb. 16, 2026, and invited local area honors students and their families to
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