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Posted by on Nov 22, 2019 in Blog, Personal, Politics | 0 comments

Dallas’ Darkest Cloud: Growing Up in the Shadows of the Kennedy Assassination


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Today marks the 56th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.  Some 19 months before that tragic day, I was born in Dallas.  My family lived in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas.  That’s where Lee Harvey Oswald resided and was ultimately captured after committing one of the most infamous murders in history.  Today’s column reveals what life was like growing up in the shadows of the Kennedy Assassination.

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Posted by on Sep 26, 2019 in Blog, Politics | 1 comment

What’s at Stake in the Latest Trump Scandal? Answer: Maybe the Future of American Democracy.

 

 

We’re witnessing the nation’s ultimate test. We’re about to find out in the coming weeks and months ahead — does our system work? Does democracy function? Will the constitutional guard rails save us?

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Posted by on Jul 10, 2019 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics | 0 comments

Movie Review: Chasing the Moon

Now approaching the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 space mission, get ready for a bombardment of well-intended but predictable homages and historical remembrances to humanity’s greatest technical achievement.  However, one documentary towers above the rest.  The latest episodes “American Experience” on PBS take a familiar story you may think you already know and add some unexpectedly compelling twists and turns — making this the best documentary of the year.  In short, watching “Chasing the Moon” is a blast.

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