The Declaration of Independence, with its block of cursive letters scrawled onto parchment, looks like a relic from the distant past. Likewise, you might think the 27 grievances against King George ...

By Robert Parkinson, Binghamton University, State University of New York The Declaration of Independence, with its block of ...

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In the summer of 2014, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat was locked in his second epic primary against the 44-year incumbent “Lion of Lenox Avenue” Rep. Charlie Rangel. Already, Espaillat had begun to form ...