From Must Read Alaska, we wish you a joyful and meaningful Independence Day.
On July 4, we celebrate 249 years of liberty, grit, and the enduring spirit that defines our great nation. As Alaskans, we are especially proud to stand on the frontier of freedom, where independence isn’t just a word, it’s still a way of life.
To our loyal readers: Thank you for being part of this journey. Your support keeps the torch of freedom burning bright in the Last Frontier.
We are taking the whole day off to celebrate, and will see you back here on July 5.
Here’s to the land we love, the values we cherish, and the future we’ll build—together!
Thank you for all that you do! Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
This is the day we officially kicked the British a//// out of our country. A great day, indeed!
Happy Independence Day!
We should all take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence
‘https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
Well said- and thank you, Suzanne, for all you do! Happy 4th of July!
The America of 1776 is long gone. This is a gigantic Amazon fulfillment center catering to 3rd worlders.
Happy Independence Day to everyone!
(Well, except for the handful of radical leftist trolls — then I guess you can celebrate DEPENDENCE Day instead, on which day of the calendar it happens to fall.)
I do take issue with one thing here, though: calling the USA simply “America”. I have always hated that ignorant Britishism, which has now insidiously crept its way into American English, also. Does anyone else remember when the United States of America was ALWAYS called “The United States”, or “The USA”? I do, but it seems that nobody else does nowadays.
“America”, properly speaking, is the entire Western Hemisphere. It is as wrong to call the USA “America” as it would be for a German or a Frenchman or a Spaniard to call their respective countries “Europe”.
Good point. I, for one, use USA as a rule and seldom America.
Very valid point. When traveling all over this planet I’ve learned that wherever I may be, America means one place and one place only, our beloved USA. Maybe geography is just difficult!
The United States of America was referred to as America and it’s citizens as Americans as far back as George Washington. The term saw more usage in the late 1800’s and by the early 1900’s it was common place. Every country I’ve been to they refer to citizens of the United States of America as Americans and the country of the United States of America as America.
Happy Independence Day!
Steve, you have apparently never traveled in Latin America. In every Spanish-speaking nation in the Western Hemisphere that I’ve been in, they ALL consider themselves “Americans” also, and do NOT refer to those from the USA as “Americans” — “estadounidenses” (United Statesians) is the universally used Spanish name for those from the USA.
Perhaps it is because I also speak Spanish, and have traveled extensively in Latin America, that I am more sensitive to this terminology.
Jeff,
The Central and Southern American countries I’ve been in they all considered themselves “americano”, but only after they consider themselves as whatever country they are from. Mexican from Mexico, Costa Rican from Costa Rico, Argentinian from Argentina, etc., etc., etc. the same way Europeans consider themselves European but they are first Italian, Spaniard, Swedish, etc., etc., etc. Or Africans consider themselves African but first they are Nigerians, Egyptians, Kenyan, etc., etc., etc.
The vast majorities of countries aren’t referred to by their proper names, Russia is really the Russian Federation, Uraguay is the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the UK is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mexico is the United Mexican States, Luxembourg is Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, etc., etc., etc.
God bless America, Alaska and Donald Trump.
Happy Independence Day to Suzanne and the entire MRAK family.
Just one year ago we were in the Biden world of inflation, crime, illegals swarming through our southern border, and the prospect of Kamala being the next president. What a turnaround, I sometimes think it’s a dream and I’ll wake up and see Gavin Newsom. I then pinch myself and realize life is good.
I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN 🇺🇸
I PRAY OTHERS ARE TOO.
I ALSO PRAY OUR YOUNGER GENERATION WILL STEP UP ALSO.
Happy Birthday Land of the Free, Home of the brave. United States of America. Thank you George Washington for being the First PRESIDENT in all the World, in all of History. He changed the world. Before Washington the world was run by UNELECTED Rulers—- Kings, Chiefs, Emporers, Czars, Pharaohs, Caesars. After Washington mostly ruled by Elected leaders.
I’m so ashamed of my country.
USA, love it or leave it.
To Caleb, than leave. You will be much happier, and so will we.