In this unique biography of Thomas Jefferson, leading journalist and social critic Christopher Hitchens offers a startlingly new and provocative interpretation of our Founding Father—a man conflicted by power who wrote the Declaration of Independence and acted as ambassador to France yet yearned for a quieter career in the Virginia legislature. A masterly writer, Jefferson was an awkward public speaker. A professed proponent of emancipation, he elided the issue of slavery from the Declaration of Independence and continued to own human property. A reluctant candidate, he left an indelible presidential legacy. With intelligence, insight, eloquence, and wit, Hitchens gives us an artful portrait of a complex, formative figure and his turbulent era.
Thomas Jefferson falls to Greenwood in sectional team tennis tournament Joplin Globe Springfield Greenwood beat Thomas Jefferson 5-1 in a MSHSAA Class 1 team tennis sectional on Saturday. Said Cavalier coach Tom Brumfield: “We knew playing Greenwood would be tough. Our guys did a great job this season, however. Greenwood's run ends in state quarterfinal round Springfield News-Leader all 2 news articles » |
Three election races shape up in Jefferson County Peninsula Daily On Friday afternoon, Youra drew the first position on the ballot, followed by Sullivan and Thomas. Jefferson County Commissioner Phil Johnson, 66, filed for another term Friday. He had declared his candidacy last week for District 1, which includes ... |
Vital Signs: Options for weight loss The Daily Progress Vital Signs is a community health promotion column sponsored by Martha Jefferson Hospital, Region Ten, Thomas Jefferson Health District and University of Virginia Health System. Vital Signs is a community health promotion column sponsored by Martha ... and more » |
8000 visitors tour Jefferson Lab Daily Press The accelerator at Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, off Jefferson Avenue, will be offline for about two years as part of a $310 million rebuild that will double its electron capacity. When the facility reopens, ... |
Two region schools in national Science Olympiad nwitimes.com Creativity, determination and expert problem-solving skills helped students from Valparaiso's Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Munster's Wilbur Wright Middle School walk away Saturday with several awards after competing at the Science Olympiad ... 2 area middle schools among best in national science competition Post-Tribune all 2 news articles » |
KOMO News | Suspect search forces lockdown at Thomas Jefferson HS Northwest Cable News by KING 5 News Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn is in lockdown Friday morning due to a suspect search in the area. The search is related to an overnight SWAT standoff at a home a few blocks away from the school, at South 288th Street and 51st ... Thomas Jefferson High School on lockdown Auburn Reporter School briefly locked down amid search for wanted man KOMO News KENT: Search for wanted felon leads to high school lockdown TheNewsTribune.com Federal Way Mirror all 20 news articles » |
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com | Gloucester County College graduate to attend Thomas Jefferson University ... Gloucester County Times - NJ.com D. chemistry program tonight and the first GCC graduate accepted to the Thomas Jefferson University School of Pharmacy. Covotta, 20, of East Greenwich Township, has known since he was a junior at Kingsway Regional High School that he wanted to pursue a ... and more » |
New York Post | Tiny Morton compiles PSAL Brooklyn AA all-stars for Juice iS8 team New York Post The Thomas Jefferson star wanted to beat him and the Railsplitters at all costs. Leroy (Truck) Fludd of Boys & Girls felt the same way. Now they're playing for the renowned coach, who runs the Juice All-Stars AAU program. |
Bachmann receives foodservice distribution industry's Thomas Jefferson Award Stillwater Gazette has been named as a recipient of the 2012 Thomas Jefferson Award by the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA). The award honors the legislator's work to strengthen our nation's economic prosperity and the free enterprise system. |
Thomas Jefferson HS in Federal Way in lockdown after SWAT standoff suspect ... TheNewsTribune.com Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way is in lockdown after a man that sparked a police standoff was seen on the school campus, Kent police say. Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way is in lockdown after a man that sparked a police standoff ... and more » |
