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A more perfect union
Travelers slide into the South on Route 81 and into the American Civil War. The wondrous and beautiful Shenandoah River Valley was home to four years of that war from 1861 to 1865, and in the end was subjected to … Continue reading
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American carnage
In order to see the doom we are facing during these trying times, one must venture out to find it. The American carnage is everywhere. So drive I did along roads crowded with those fleeing with their families for anyplace … Continue reading
Hey, Congressman, time for a more perfect union
This is a letter to my Congressman, Leonard Lance of Hunterdon County, N.J. I’ve been disappointed with your voting record for a number of years, and after writing this I can’t even threaten to stop voting for you since I … Continue reading
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Celebrate Ravi (and thanks for letting me participate)
About a dozen years ago I had the pleasure of interviewing a young woman from Mendham, N.J. who had started a remarkable journey: Opening an orphanage in the Kopila Valley, Nepal. Later, when the world became aware of Maggie Doyne’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Kopila Valley, Maggie Dopyne, Nepal, Peck School, Ravi, Suzy Becker
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What the ghost putter says about presidential politics
In a way, the talk by the keynote speaker at a recent business lunch was like one of those Facebook click-bait links with the headlines that warn you, for example, You Have Been Drinking Your Coffee Wrong All These Years. … Continue reading
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Ravi
He was just a little boy from a poor country far away. Most of us could not find it on a map if we tried. It would have been so easy to dismiss him as just another poor kid in … Continue reading
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Tagged Blink Now, Maggie Doyle
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‘Changes:’ Me live on a podcast at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Oh, my
I am appearing on a podcast at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. The show is called “Changes” and is the production of Sally Ember … author and blogger… see: http://www.sallyember.com. We will talk about writing and a host of topics … Continue reading
From blight to hope in 25 years
These are the places we drive an extra block to avoid, the dark places with plywood for windows, broken siding for walls, knee-high grass. The blocks of hollow storefronts, locked gated doors, “For Sale” signs angled on brickface. The places … Continue reading
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Tagged ALICE, Development, HCDNNJ, Morris Habitat for Humanities, United Way
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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Peace, love and understanding and egg nog for all
Even in the season of darkness, there is light — The Queen of Seasons.
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Old newspaper columns reveal how little has changed
Cleaning up I found some newspaper columns I wrote in 1995-96 for the Courier-News. Opening that manila envelope containing a few columns and letters of thanks was like opening a time capsule. The items included a letter from a Frenchtown … Continue reading →