Katharine Lee Bates, a 33-year-old English literature teacher at Wellesley College, was on “a merry expedition up Pike’s Peak” in Colorado in 1893 when she looked out “over the sea-like expanse of fertile country spreading away so far under those ample skies.”
Just my opinion: There will never, ever be anyone who could do this song the way the late Ray Charles did it. Period, new paragraph. I get gooseflesh whenever I hear it.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP Tops Obama in Approval Numbers at Same Point in His Presidency
President Trump’s approval rating on his second Independence Day is at 48% with likely voters.
And that is with 90% negative coverage from the far left mainstream media.
On Barack Obama’s second Independence Day — despite a fawning media — his approval rating was only at 45%.
It comes down to results. President Trump is delivering on his promises.
Pete: Just stopped by to wish everyone who passes by a safe and happy Independence Day. Kudos to Chrissy for doing an excellent job.
Gallup: 55 Percent of U.S. Adults Say Country’s Best Days Are Ahead
“The latest data, collected in a June 18-24 Gallup poll, come as satisfaction with the direction of the U.S. has reached a 12-year high, with 38% of Americans saying they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country,” Gallup reports on its poll. Continue reading
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