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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 4, 2019 in Blog | 0 comments

July 4th, 2019

 

 

It seems like a century ago.  I was there in the hall that night at the Dallas Convention Center during the 1984 Republican National Convention when Ray Charles belted out the greatest of all odes — “America the Beautiful.”  What a gorgeous melody and memorable moment.

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