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John Zimmerman Foulk - Times Gazette


John Zimmerman Foulk
By Christopher S. Duckworth - For the Times-Gazette
The Baker Art Gallery, where former Hillsboro and Greenfield photographer John Zimmerman Folk eventually landed, offered a variety of art prints, this one of Ophelia, to decorate homes.
As evidenced by this 1882 ad, John Zimmerman Foulk frequently advertised in the Hillsboro News-Herald.
Editor’s note The following is a story compiled by Christopher S. Duckworth, a longtime Ohio Historical Society employee with family ties to Hillsboro and Greenfield, about late Hillsboro and Greenfield photographer John Zimmerman Foulk.
Myriad photographers have made Highland County the locus of their activities since the then-new phenomenon arrived about 1840. No longer did someone require the services of an artist in order to capture an accurate or at least acceptable likeness. Visit the photographer’s gallery, have a “sitting” at which time the photographer took a number of views and pr ....

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Why most federal laws are flawed — and precious few succeed


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Of some 30,000 laws passed in the history of Congress, a remarkably small number stand out for their positive impact and minimal adverse effects. This subject is important because controversy over lawmaking and congressional gridlock have prevented us from solving critical national problems for more than 30 years. This essay lists 15 laws that meet both criteria. Laws mainly correcting injustices, such as the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, are not included.
Except for its fateful slavery provision, the U.S. Constitution is widely regarded as the most visionary and also practical document in U.S. history. It was created when the American colonies were outposts of The Enlightenment. They gained experience creating representative state constitutions free of the corruption associated with the aristocracies of Britain and France. Gifted leaders such as James Madison framed a document that drew on knowledge of the fate of representative political systems in anci ....

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