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Opinion: 4th of July -- The Dead-Solid Summer

(July 2) -- Here's hoping your Independence Day is beyond terrific. Got to love the loudest and most American of all the holidays. Just one of the moments that makes a person prouder than papaya punch to be a citizen of this fine country. The greatest place on the planet, which is why we have all those darn problems with...

US Archivist Preps for July 4 on 'Real' Independence Day

WASHINGTON (July 2) -- David Ferriero stands inside a chilly vault deep within the National Archives building here and looks on as an archivist reads from an original resolution passed 234 years ago today by the Continental Congress: Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent...

Fourth of July Primer: Fireworks and Safety Facts

Americans in at least 46 states are rushing to hastily erected stands to buy what will be a record number of fireworks this July 4. The American Pyrotechnics Association says fireworks have never been more popular or more in demand. The association says the "significant increase in fireworks usage is due to an upsurge in...

It's the Fourth of July, Why Are You Here?

Before heading to Daytona, the NASCAR drivers are getting their Fourth of July celebrations on--and you should be, too.Kevin and Delana Harvick will spend the day hanging out with family and friends, enjoying food and fireworks. Elliott Sadler and his girlfriend headed out to the Sadler family vacation spot in Nags Head,...

Rollie Fingers No Longer a Tax Delinquent, Just in Time For Independence Day

You want the scent of America, do you? You want the smell of grilling hot dogs in the backyard, of fresh herbicide-laden grass, of dangerous fireworks being lit by small children. Why, that's freedom I smell!Get a whiff of this: Rollie Fingers, Hall of Fame pitcher and noted Milwaukee tax avoider, is no longer on the list...

FourthOfJuly News From the Web

05/23/12 Starbucks lead sponsor of Seattle Fourth of July... Source: Puget Sound Business Journal - Seattle WA Starbucks Corp. is the lead sponsor of the Fourth of July fireworks event at Gasworks Park in South Lake Union this year and Microsoft Corp. and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce are also sponsors.
05/23/12 Fourth of July committee seeks t-shirt design Source: Brattleboro Reformer - Brattleboro VT The village's Fourth of July committee is looking to the community for a potential design for this year's T-shirt.
05/21/12 Tanglewood cancels Fourth of July fireworks Source: NBC - WXII 12 - Winston-Salem NC Tanglewood Park will not have its annual Fourth of July fireworks this year.
05/19/12 Boaters camp out overnight at Bay City's Liberty... Source: The Bay City Times - Bay City MI Maybe you're thinking Liberty Harbor Marina would be a great spot for watching Bay City's 50th annual fireworks.
05/18/12 Symphony to use thermal plant site for Fourth of July... Source: The City Paper - Nashville TN The long-dormant former thermal plant site in downtown Nashville â prime riverfront real estate that has stirred redevelopment talk for years â will be used this summer by the Nashville Symphony for the city's Fourth of July celebration, The City Paper has learned.