The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is a concern. Yes, it is important for young people to know where places are in…
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The date was May 25, 1999. Some fifty eight years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but it, too, is a day that will live in infamy. For it was…
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Take a look at your salt shaker the next time you sit down at the dinner table. Or the canister of Morton’s Salt in your cupboard. Now take a gander…
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Raise your hand if you still subscribe to and read a hardcopy newspaper every morning or day. It’s OK if you don’t. In the modern era, newspapers are just as…
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Well, I guess I’m “dating” myself with this entry. Many fellow baby boomers (born 1946-1964) will recognize some if not all of these classic rock guitarists, their bands, and the…
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Note: These stories are shown as written many years ago (1974) by yours truly as an eighth-grader in junior high school. They will remain unedited. Chapter 1 It all happened…
The historic facts imparted number the hundreds, I would venture to say. Could be more, except that they were repeated over and over again, year …
It was just a cold night. Pitch darkness and no moon, full or otherwise. No light ‘cept for the burning planets a million miles away …
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“What’s the meaning of this, Private?” The shadows in the tent hung eerily over the live figure of the general. The lone lantern offered little …
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Interims is my new weblog containing reflections, musings, lessons, and takes on life. The word “interim” is defined as “meanwhile” or “in the meantime” in …