Independance Day

The Declaration goes on for several more pages,

and I encourage everyone on this Fourth of July

to re-read it, let it soak in, and appreciate the

beauty of it and the beauty of America and our system of government. 

About the writer

Suzanne F. McCool is a native of the Poconos and a former schoolteacher and former Monroe County Commissioner. She has recently published her own book, and lives with her husband Terry in Stroudsburg. Today, Suzanne enjoys writing, traveling and visiting her grandchildren.

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