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FRC President Tony Perkins Delivers Annual State of Faith, Family & Freedom Address

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council President Tony Perkins delivered his 'State of Faith, Family & Freedom' address last night, correcting the record on President Joe Biden's handling of all issues related to faith, family, and freedom.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council President Tony Perkins delivered his 'State of Faith, Family & Freedom' address last night, correcting the record on President Joe Biden's handling of all issues related to faith, family, and freedom.
  • The address was given at FRC's headquarters one day before President Biden is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address.
  • FRC President Tony Perkins' remarks stated, in part:
    "Ladies and gentlemen, special and honored guests...welcome to Family Research Council here in Washington, D.C.
  • I can say the state of faith, family, and freedom is already stronger simply because you're here.

Hillsdale College Sends A Record Three Million Pocket Constitutions Nationwide

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Hillsdale College has distributed a record-setting number of Pocket Constitutions as part of its mission to increase constitutional understanding and civic education across the country.

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  • Hillsdale College has distributed a record-setting number of Pocket Constitutions as part of its mission to increase constitutional understanding and civic education across the country.
  • The Hillsdale College Pocket Constitution is a small booklet containing the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
  • This year, Hillsdale has sent more than three million Pocket Constitutions to schools, individuals, businesses, and legislators across the nation a substantial increase from last years 863,000.
  • After learning about the U.S. Constitution, students at a Michigan elementary school, wrote letters to Hillsdale College to request Pocket Constitutions.

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello to Commemorate Juneteenth with "Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future"

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 18, 2022, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello will host Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future.  This is a public program in recognition of Juneteenth that specifically aims to uplift descendant voices that have often been marginalized, or left out completely. The event will be a thoughtful space for descendants of Monticello's enslaved families, thought leaders, writers, artists, and historians to discuss the importance of descendant voices in the telling of American history.

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  • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 18, 2022, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello will host Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future.
  • This is a public program in recognition of Juneteenth that specifically aims to uplift descendant voices that have often been marginalized, or left out completely.
  • Ascendantwill honor and host Monticello's Getting Word community for the private rededication of the Burial Ground for Enslaved People.
  • The Getting Word African American Oral History Project, begun in 1993, has sought out descendants of the enslaved community at Monticello.

Ronald Anderson For Governor of California 2022 - Candidate Statement on Plans and Policies

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Friday, May 27, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ronald Anderson has released a statement on his plans and policies:

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  • Republican gubernatorial candidate Ronald Anderson has released a statement on his plans and policies:
    This press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220526005180/en/
    Ronald Anderson for Governor of California 2022 (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Hi Im Ronald A. Anderson.
  • Im a candidate running for California Governor 2022.
  • I am very concerned on the direction of our country and state is going.

Crystal Bridges to explore the U.S. Constitution through art in new exhibition 'We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy'

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Monday, May 16, 2022

BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A document at the very heart of our nation’s democracy will be unveiled in the Heartland this summer. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is set to open We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy, placing a rare, original print of the U.S. Constitution — there are just eleven known in the world — in conversation with works of art that provide diverse perspectives on the nation’s founding principles. Original prints of other founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the proposed Bill of Rights, will also be displayed alongside works by influential historical and contemporary artists, including several new acquisitions, in the museum’s first exhibition organized by Polly Nordstrand, Crystal Bridges’ curator of Native American art. We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy will be on view from July 2, 2022 to January 2, 2023.

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  • We the People: The Radical Notion of Democracy will be on view from July 2, 2022 to January 2, 2023.
  • The exhibition gives visitors the opportunity, through art, to explore the significance of the world's longest-surviving written charter of government and reflect on the relevance of the U.S. Constitution in the lives of Americans today.
  • Art has long been a powerful platform for uplifting the inherent ideals of the U.S. Constitution, says Nordstrand.
  • In February 2020, the museum opened a satellite contemporary art space in downtown Bentonville called the Momentary (507 SE E Street).

Making History at 250, A Special Address

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Taking up this theme, John Dichtl, President & CEO of the American Association for State and Local History, delivered a special live-streamed address on February 1 to lay out the road ahead for history museums, historical societies, historians, and everyone interested in how history shapes the present.

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  • Taking up this theme, John Dichtl, President & CEO of the American Association for State and Local History, delivered a special live-streamed address on February 1 to lay out the road ahead for history museums, historical societies, historians, and everyone interested in how history shapes the present.
  • "The approach of the 250th anniversary offers Americans a once-in-a-generation opportunity to critically engage with our country's history," said Dichtl.
  • Dichtl also acknowledged the divisive concepts legislation impacting history teachers, historians, and historic sites and museums.
  • Last year, to help those institutions prepare, AASLH published Making History at 250: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial .

ClickUp Reveals First Ever Super Bowl Ad, "Declaration"

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickUp , the world's only all-in-one productivity platform, revealed its official ad today that will air during Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickUp , the world's only all-in-one productivity platform, revealed its official ad today that will air during Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13.
  • ClickUp's first-ever Super Bowl ad will premier during the third quarter in all major U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Washington, Boston, Miami, San Diego, Austin, Seattle, Charlotte, and Raleigh.
  • Under her leadership, ClickUp has led the way for software and tech companies especially startups entering mainstream advertising.
  • ClickUp's Super Bowl ad comes on the heels of several milestones for the company.

Life House Enters Vermont with The Shire Woodstock in Partnership with Turnstone Ventures

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Turnstone Ventures, a vertically-integrated real estate investment first led by seasoned Boston-based developer Jeff Glew, has acquired the historic 50-key The Shire Woodstock in Woodstock, VT. Turnstone has hired New York-based Life House Hotels, signaling the tech-enabled hotel operators first hotel in Vermont and 20th hotel in New England.

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  • Turnstone Ventures, a vertically-integrated real estate investment first led by seasoned Boston-based developer Jeff Glew, has acquired the historic 50-key The Shire Woodstock in Woodstock, VT. Turnstone has hired New York-based Life House Hotels, signaling the tech-enabled hotel operators first hotel in Vermont and 20th hotel in New England.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220105005047/en/
    The village of Woodstock, Vermont was chartered in 1761, 15 years before the United States of America signed the Declaration of Independence.
  • We are honored for the opportunity to steward The Shire Woodstock, one of the most prominent assets in the high-barrier-to-entry town of Woodstock, said Jeff Glew, Managing Partner at Turnstone Ventures.
  • We are thrilled to announce Life Houses first project in Southern Vermont, said Bryan Dunn, Managing Director at Life House.

Listen to an intimate conversation with Ben Crump, America's social justice attorney

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Monday, September 27, 2021

NAPLES, Fla., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Listen to a new and unique interview with attorney Ben Crump on Lawful Good, a podcast for and about lawyers.

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  • NAPLES, Fla., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Listen to a new and unique interview with attorney Ben Crump on Lawful Good, a podcast for and about lawyers.
  • Who is Ben?
  • What makes Ben Ben?
  • In this intimate interview, we hear stories from throughout his life, drawing on the beauty and spectrum of Ben's humanity.

Paperblanks Partners with The New York Public Library for an Exclusive Collection Celebrating the Greatest NYPL Treasures

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Saturday, September 25, 2021

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Paperblanks has partnered with The New York Public Library to release an exclusive collection of writing journals inspired by rare artifacts found in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures, a new permanent exhibition opening September 24, 2021.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Paperblanks has partnered with The New York Public Library to release an exclusive collection of writing journals inspired by rare artifacts found in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures, a new permanent exhibition opening September 24, 2021.
  • The treasures in the Polonsky Exhibition tell the stories of people, places and moments spanning 4,000 yearsfrom the emergence of the written word through to the present dayand Paperblanks has reproduced some of the most unique and culturally significant artifacts found within the exhibit.
  • From ancient Roman astronomy to one of the world's oldest globes to the original draft of the Declaration of Independence, each piece is truly a fragment of history.
  • Learn more at paperblanks.com about the stories behind the designs and the development of this curated partnership between The New York Public Library and Paperblanks.