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Posted by on Feb 26, 2016 in Blog, Personal | 1 comment

Night of the Living Dead in Las Vegas (Part 1)

 

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Meeting Dr. Werner Spitz, the father of modern forensic pathology

 

I attended a coroners convention in Las Vegas at the invitation of Dr. Michael Baden and met Dr. Werner Spitz, the father of modern forensic pathology.  Here’s are few thoughts of what I learned from this remarkable encounter.

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Posted by on Feb 22, 2016 in Blog, Personal | 5 comments

The Day I Met Jesse Owens

 

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Jesse Owens died in 1980.  But nearly half a century later he remains an intriguing figure in history for what he experienced and endured not just in track and field, but in society as presumably one of America’s “heroes.”

I had the great honor of meeting Mr. Owens in person, once.  That occasion took place back in 1976, four years before his death.  Permit me to tell you that story.

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Posted by on Feb 13, 2016 in Blog, Travel | 0 comments

Taking a Hike: The Other Side of Las Vegas

 

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Hiking is one of the last things someone is likely to think about when it comes to either living in or paying a visit to Las Vegas — unless the hike is from one casino to the next.

That’s a pity, because less than 20 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip and only a ten-minute drive from the western fringes of the city limits lies the stark and silent contrast of a vast and still largely undiscovered world full of natural splendor that’s not to be believed — unless you see and experience it for yourself.

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