The plaint heard during the French Revolution is still widely applicable today. But perhaps even more pertinent would be a variation: “Oh, democracy, what travesties are perpetrated in thy name!” ...

University of Delaware senior Julia Mack has very clear memories of voting in the 2008 presidential election while surrounded by a loud chorus of arguments between supporters of John McCain and those ...

Hicksville High School students participated in the Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Competition sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Each year, students write an essay focused on an annual theme.

Wyatt Perkins, a homeschool sixth-grader in Mayville, and Hannah Vaagen, a junior at Devils Lake High School, were honored at an event hosted by VFW Post 1874 on Saturday, April 3 in Grand Forks.

Editor’s note: Each year, nearly 27,000 high school students compete for more than $2 million in scholarships and incentives in the annual Voice of Democracy essay contest sponsored by Veterans of ...

Democracy promotion is much in the news these days. The strenuous effort by the United States and its coalition partners to carry off a democratic transformation of Iraq has provoked a fierce, global ...

Three Washington Township High School students have won the annual Voice of Democracy youth essay-writing contest sponsored by the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Junior Sydney Cella’s ...

Too many Americans are quick to claim their rights as citizens without recognizing that these rights come with responsibilities. These two concepts are inseparable. You do not deserve your rights ...

SURING - Sophia Lally opened her Voice of Democracy contest essay by describing what she imagined Thomas Jefferson was feeling as he began to write the Declaration of Independence. Her third such ...

Hicksville Middle School students recently participated in Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Patriot’s Pen program is designed to foster patriotism by allowing ...

Finalists for the VFW’s Voice of Democracy Essay Contest for District 10 included four Valley View students. Standing, from left: Kathleen Myers, English teacher; Naomi Woody, 10th District Auxiliary ...