by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Immigration has become such a hot-button issue in America that one forgets the Italian connections to it, both then and now. By then, I mean the so-called “Great Wave” of Italian immigrants between 1880 -1920, though Italians had already been here in the...
by John Mancini | Jul 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Back in 2020 I wrote of the execution-style murders of Paul and Lina Marino in a Delaware cemetery by a Black gunman. Early reports indicated that the murderer was dressed in black, with a rifle, and waited in ambush for the couple; that he was motivated to take...
by John Mancini | Jul 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
With the recent Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in university admissions, I spent a few minutes thumbing through my college yearbook. Looking back now with so much real world experiences under my belt was an eye-opener. I attended a small private...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
To our fellow Americans, we of Italian heritage are simply seen as “cooks or crooks.” (Kudos to my colleague John Mancini for that very apt phrase). The reason why is very simple: Hollywood media defamation. Or, as the comedian Flip Wilson used to...
by John Mancini | Jul 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence; of those we have confirmed Caesar Rodney of Delaware as having Italian roots. Another, William Paca of Maryland, has been elusive despite having an Italian-sounding name. Declaration signer William Paca...
by Rosario Iaconis | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
‘Basta,’ premier says as she moves to prevent China’s Sinochem from appointing Pirelli’s next chief executive. Free trade, comparative advantage, and private enterprise are all essential components of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s economic philosophy. However, in...
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