This weekend, from sea to shining sea, we celebrate our country’s 250th birthday, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
With that in mind, we’ve drawn together a list of things that might routinely happen in America, but might not be possible at all in other countries.
› Without being paid to do so, someone — in this case people like Chattanooga and Hamilton County historian Linda Moss Mines and Marti Rutherford — can gather a group together, plan for months and present a variety of programs surrounding the country’s (and area’s) 250th birthday.
› A newspaper (this one) offers readers opinions on both sides of the political spectrum every day.
› A variety of religions, and multiple brands of Christianity, can celebrate their faith openly and not worry that if they are found out, all adherents might be imperiled.