Kamala Harris becomes the first presidential candidate in 40 years to skip the 'Al Smith Catholic Charity Dinner' in New York—with Donald Trump taking full advantage of her absence. Photo: Michael M.

Calvin Coolidge (Sonny) Reutzel Jr., 59, of Route 9, Hudson NY, died Saturday, March 24, 2012 in Albany. Born in Albany, June 3, 1952, he was the son of the late Calvin Coolidge and Eleanor Mary ...

I have long been an admirer of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States. I esteem him for many reasons: his personal integrity and common sense, his thoughtfulness, his reverence for ...

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Amity Shlaes, Coolidge, 576 pp., $35.00. AMITY SHLAES, the economic historian who almost single-handedly forced a reappraisal of the 1930s with her best-selling The Forgotten Man, now sets out to do ...