Weekly Features Archives - US Represented

by a featured contributor
October 21, 2022
in Analysis, Open Channel, Opinion
tags Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton Believed in Taxing and Borrowing, Analysis, founding fathers

Alexander Hamilton Believed in Taxing and Borrowing

by a featured contributor
October 21, 2022
in Analysis, Open Channel, Opinion
tags Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton Believed in Taxing and Borrowing, Analysis, founding fathers

The Founding Father most responsible for authoring our original economic policies and establishing our central banking system thought federal taxation was not meant to be exempted, cut, lowered, or salvaged. To the contrary, Alexander Hamilton believed federal taxation should increase with increased income. Working-class Americans were supposed to pay taxes within their means, and wealthy Americans were supposed to pay higher taxes. “Means” meant something used for survival. Anything additional

by Malcolm McCollum
October 20, 2022
in Analysis, Education, Open Channel, Writing Skills
tags be verbs, composition lessons, Education, First Aid: The Bones of Freshman Composition, George Orwell, Malcolm McCollum

First Aid: The Bones of Freshman Composition

by Malcolm McCollum
October 20, 2022
in Analysis, Education, Open Channel, Writing Skills
tags be verbs, composition lessons, Education, First Aid: The Bones of Freshman Composition, George Orwell, Malcolm McCollum

To Be or Not to Be? If someone asked me to tell the story of my life, I might begin like this: I was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1942. I have been told that my father came home from the hospital saying over and over, “It’s a boy! It’s a boy!” There is no record of how my mother felt about this fact. I was soon to be made

by DeLyn Winters
October 18, 2022
in Creative Nonfiction, Information, Local Time
tags A Spanish Bullfight in America, bullfight, DeLyn Martineau, Local Time

A Spanish Bullfight in America

by DeLyn Winters
October 18, 2022
in Creative Nonfiction, Information, Local Time
tags A Spanish Bullfight in America, bullfight, DeLyn Martineau, Local Time

A tragic bullfight in Spain a few years ago that left Matador Victor Barrio gored to death marked the first time in decades that any bullfighter had been killed by a bull. This sad event made me recall the only authentic Spanish bullfight ever held in the United States. And it happened right in our back yard. It was July of 1895. Joe Wolfe, owner of the Broken Box Ranch, and his friend

by Eric Stephenson
October 16, 2022
in Creative Writing, Fiction, Riding the Wave
tags criminal strategy, Eric Stephenson, Fiction, Riding the Wave

Criminal Strategy

by Eric Stephenson
October 16, 2022
in Creative Writing, Fiction, Riding the Wave
tags criminal strategy, Eric Stephenson, Fiction, Riding the Wave

The ’67 Cadillac shot down a desolate prairie road and skidded into the parking lot of a diner, kicking up a wall of dust. Zeke threw the car in park, left it running, and ran inside. Whitney was placing a chicken fried steak in front of a lone customer from across the counter. Zeke grabbed her wrist below the scars that ran up her forearm and said, “They figured out

by Kevin Arnold
October 15, 2022
in Cadence, Creative Writing, Kevin's Much-Loved Poems, Poetry
tags Another Dog's Death, dog poems, forgiveness would be like air, John Updike, Kevin Arnold, Kevin’s Much-Loved Poems, Maverick, poems by John Updike, Poetry Foundation, The New Yorker, Updike poetry

Kevin’s Much Loved Poems–“Another Dog’s Death”

by Kevin Arnold
October 15, 2022
in Cadence, Creative Writing, Kevin's Much-Loved Poems, Poetry
tags Another Dog's Death, dog poems, forgiveness would be like air, John Updike, Kevin Arnold, Kevin’s Much-Loved Poems, Maverick, poems by John Updike, Poetry Foundation, The New Yorker, Updike poetry

This is the sixth in a series of columns that feature a much-loved poem, and a second poem that speaks to, or resonates with, that poem. This week’s poem is “Another Dog’s Death,” written by John Updike around 1989. The Poetry Foundation states, “An acclaimed and award-winning writer of fiction, essays, and reviews, John Updike has also been writing poetry for most of his life. Growing up in Pennsylvania, his

by Jerome Parent
October 14, 2022
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Exhibit A, Weekly Features
tags chinchilla, Classroom Critters, Education, Exhibit A, Jerome Parent

Classroom Critters

by Jerome Parent
October 14, 2022
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Exhibit A, Weekly Features
tags chinchilla, Classroom Critters, Education, Exhibit A, Jerome Parent

One of the books that I drew inspiration from during my teacher preparation days was How 2 Gerbils, 20 Goldfish, 200 Games, 2000 Books, and I Taught Them How to Read by Steven Daniels. His first year of teaching in an inner city school was a disaster. But he learned from it and became a successful teacher. (Best teaching tip was that home visits are the most effective way to

Category Weekly Features

Alexander Hamilton Believed in Taxing and Borrowing

First Aid: The Bones of Freshman Composition

A Spanish Bullfight in America

Criminal Strategy

Kevin’s Much Loved Poems–“Another Dog’s Death”

Classroom Critters