My mind drifted back to the patriotic naturalization ceremony of a close friend. ...more

December 5, 2008

A dear friend became an American citizen recently. ...more

November 29, 2008

President Bush invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson on Friday in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, saying, "I'll be proud to call you a fellow American." ...more

July 5, 2008

U.S. citizenship was a long time coming for Stanley Bryan. He came to this country from Jamaica 54 years ago. On Wednesday, the Winter Haven man joined 446 others taking the oath of citizenship at the Tampa Theatre. ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - Originally from 79 nations, 447 people converged on the Tampa Theatre on Wednesday morning and traded their identities for a single new title: U.S. citizen. ...more

December 12, 2007