Motto: “Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other.” (1) (2) (3) Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an American singer….She sang at the Lincoln Memorial because she could not sing at Constitution Hall, one of the top concert halls in the capital, Washington, DC. It […]
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inspiring inaugural address
Inaugural Address of Mayor Bill de Blasio: “Progress for New York” January 1, 2014 Editorial notes: 1. Finally, out of the politics of despair and retrenchment, a new leader has emerged from the Democratic party unafraid to express the values in which I believe. In this, Bill de Blasio’s inaugural address, he states: “Fiorello […]
What’s the fuss? [Grilled 101]
What’s the fuss? [Grilled 101] I originally created this blog as a convenient way for readers to have access to my monthly column in Voices of Central Pennsylvania, published from October 2009 to February 2011. While recovering from minor cardiac surgery where the medical standard of “do no harm” was once again violated, I decided […]