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Month: December 2010
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“Proud to be an American:” Is it a phrase that is empty bravado? Or is it a spur to becoming a real patriot by recognizing our nation’s shortcomings while trying to improve upon them?
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It’s a mere four months until we hit the 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City, the worst industrial accident in that city’s history. On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers died in the fire, most of them women and many leaping from the 8th, 9th and 10th floors to their…
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There are dates in history, for those of us who lived through them, we never forget. Most all Americans over the age of 13 or so can tell you exactly where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, the day the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania farm field were hit by terrorists. For most…
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A Review: “Time & Place ‘In the life of B and K,’” by Khalil Coleman. Publisher: Changing Lives Through Literature, PO Box 76169, Milwaukee WI 53216, $13.00. 40 pages. Still in his early 20s, Khalil Coleman is determined to change the fortunes of young male African-Americans, and he’s turning to literature to help make it…
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