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Down for the Count

From the April 2010 Print Edition

Most people attribute the origin of the census to the Constitution, but credit should really go to the Bible. As Moses was instructed in the Book of Numbers: “Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number . . . . Continue Reading »