GRAND FORKS -- I would like to comment on William Grimes' review of Allen Guelzo's book, "Lincoln and Douglas" (Page D5, April 13). The review tries to debunk the "myth" that the debates were ...

GALESBURG — Knox College has announced an array of events to celebrate Constitution Day 2022, including a public debate titled "Does the United States Need a New Constitution?" Julie Suk, professor of ...

Almost to the day of the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Quincy, the committee charged with planning a celebration was itself embroiled in a controversy. The dispute threatened the ...

The campaign opens -- The Springfield speeches -- Taking the stump -- The Ottawa debate -- The Freeport debate -- The campaign progresses -- The Jonesboro debate -- The Charleston debate -- Touches of ...

QUINCY — The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Interpretive Center reopens Friday night with a new way of telling its story. Advisory board members oversaw an 18-month, $80,000 project adding state-of-the-art ...

Introduction: From Lincoln and Douglas to Nixon and Kennedy -- The least man I ever saw -- Take care of your old Whigs -- A David greater than Goliath -- For God's sake, Linder, come up -- In the face ...

Chances are you’ve heard of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. The series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas launched Lincoln into national prominence, and he ...

The Lost Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the Trump Saloon shows the fake news media is totally unfair. And very rude. Credit: Wikicommons Historians have recently discovered the transcript of an eighth ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Anytime you hear a candidate in American politics propose a ...

Students at three St. Vrain Valley high schools won first place in the recent state Speech and Debate tournament, held over two days in Colorado Springs. At Longmont High, Greta Wedel and Ben Howard ...

Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich and long-shot Jon Huntsman say they’ll hold a “Lincoln-Douglas” debate in New Hampshire on Monday. So how will it be different from the usual debates? During the ...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- A Southern Illinois historic preservation group wants to raise $100,000 or more erect statues to commemorate the Lincoln-Douglas debate that occurred in Jonesboro on Sept. 15, 1858.