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Winning Personality-Winning Votes
Winning The Undecided Vote As we enter the last stretch of the campaign the push for the undecided vote grows stronger. The neck and neck 2012 election is going to come down to the elusive undecided voter, the great prize
Winning Personality-Winning Votes
Winning The Undecided Vote As we enter the last stretch of the campaign the push for the undecided vote grows stronger. The neck and neck 2012 election is going to come down to the elusive undecided voter, the great prize
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT III
Tossin’ and Turnin’ By Thursday, the Cuban Missile Crisis continued and as the tension elevated, so did my fever. I had taken all the orange flavored St Joseph aspirins that I could yet my fever had still not broken. The
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT III
Tossin’ and Turnin’ By Thursday, the Cuban Missile Crisis continued and as the tension elevated, so did my fever. I had taken all the orange flavored St Joseph aspirins that I could yet my fever had still not broken. The
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT II
Showdown During the next few days everyone’s nerves were having a time of it as the Cuban Missile crisis of 1962 escalated. Along with the rest of the country, my parents anxiously followed the formation of Kennedy’s Cuban Quarantine during
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT II
Showdown During the next few days everyone’s nerves were having a time of it as the Cuban Missile crisis of 1962 escalated. Along with the rest of the country, my parents anxiously followed the formation of Kennedy’s Cuban Quarantine during
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT I
The German Measles Crisis of October This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, those harrowing 13 days in October 1962 that brought us to the brink of thermonuclear war. I didn’t know until years later that
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT I
The German Measles Crisis of October This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, those harrowing 13 days in October 1962 that brought us to the brink of thermonuclear war. I didn’t know until years later that
Moving Forward Into the American Dream
The first hint of fall may have conjured up the crunch of crisp McIntosh apples, maple leaves turning colors, and the air filled with burning leaves, but for me fall conjured up the intoxicating smell of a new car.
Moving Forward Into the American Dream
The first hint of fall may have conjured up the crunch of crisp McIntosh apples, maple leaves turning colors, and the air filled with burning leaves, but for me fall conjured up the intoxicating smell of a new car.
Designed for Dreaming
When it came to cars, General Motors was the undisputed king of the mid-century road and the American Dream was paved with Chevys. The Chevy may have taken America by storm, but it was giving my own mid-century Mom a
Designed for Dreaming
When it came to cars, General Motors was the undisputed king of the mid-century road and the American Dream was paved with Chevys. The Chevy may have taken America by storm, but it was giving my own mid-century Mom a
My First Political Kiss
Today the phrase “moderate Republican is fast becoming an oxymoron. But once upon a time, there were actually liberal Republicans like Jacob Javits who roamed the political landscape. The longtime senator from New York was a leader of Progressive Republicanism
My First Political Kiss
Today the phrase “moderate Republican is fast becoming an oxymoron. But once upon a time, there were actually liberal Republicans like Jacob Javits who roamed the political landscape. The longtime senator from New York was a leader of Progressive Republicanism
Heating the American Dream
The second Sunday in October 1957 an unexpected chilly nip of fall was in the air. Some blamed the unseasonably cold blast on the Cold War. Sputnik, that Russian satellite that was currently circling the globe was sending chills down
Heating the American Dream
The second Sunday in October 1957 an unexpected chilly nip of fall was in the air. Some blamed the unseasonably cold blast on the Cold War. Sputnik, that Russian satellite that was currently circling the globe was sending chills down
Rooting For The Firm
Our family-owned shoe factory in Allentown PA. has been shuttered for decades, but memories of the once booming business lingered with me for years. In the late 1960s my parents and I visited the lone remaining factory of my family’s
Rooting For The Firm
Our family-owned shoe factory in Allentown PA. has been shuttered for decades, but memories of the once booming business lingered with me for years. In the late 1960s my parents and I visited the lone remaining factory of my family’s
On the Kindergarten Campaign Trail
In the crisp fall of 1960 as presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy beckoned us into a New Frontier I would be embarking onto my own new frontier – Kindergarten. This New Frontier of 1960 that stood in front of me,
On the Kindergarten Campaign Trail
In the crisp fall of 1960 as presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy beckoned us into a New Frontier I would be embarking onto my own new frontier – Kindergarten. This New Frontier of 1960 that stood in front of me,
Envisioning The American Dream 