History and My Story

Before I shut things down here for the summer, I feel the need to share this with all of you. I know I have told a lot of stories this year, but I haven’t talked much about this. Even those of you who know me pretty well may not know that my mother, Mary Van [...]

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Terribly sad day at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum…R.I.P. Stephen Johns, and please don’t ever take security guards for granted. Lots of school groups at the Museum, including at least 3 from Massachusetts. Here is the news story (from my old station in Wash, D.C. actually).

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Democracy and free media go hand in hand:
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Excellent account from CNN reporters in Bejing on how the government is controlling the “news” about the 20th anniversay of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown. Listen for our key term “dissident” 20 seconds into the piece. Also, why are colleges and universities stepping up their “security” forces during the anniversary period? [...]

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