Tag: federal holiday

Happy Presidents’ Day

I researched and found this day began as a way of celebrating President George Washington’s Birthday. Now this federal holiday honors all U.S. presidents on this day. Do we acknowledge, with gratitude, what our presidents sacrificed and did for us? Why would anyone, including our current president, desire this position? What is it about the…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 20, 2023 Off

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

Happy Martin Luther King Day! I segue from my “word of the day” to this “phrase of the day”. When I think about that greeting, I can’t help but think about the price this man paid to have a day named after him. With a quick google “What does it take to have a Federal…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 15, 2018 Off

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

When I think about that greeting, I can’t help but think about the price this man paid to have a day named after him.  With an easy googling “What does it take to have a Federal Holiday named after you?”, I found that it wasn’t such an easy thing to do.  Apparently, the notion of…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 18, 2016 Off