Though I live in Asheville now and boast of its culture and resilience, I hail originally from New York. A small piece of me will always remain in Manhattan. Recently, I visited my 94-year-old mother ...
WASHINGTON — The 188-year-old flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” is so fragile, conservators at the Smithsonian Institution have discovered, that the irreplaceable artifact can never be ...