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A true aviation legend
Col. Joseph Kittinger died a few days ago at age 94. He led an extraordinary life. As an Air Force officer, in 1960, he jumped from a gondola 19 miles above the Earth’s surface for the highest parachute jump ever recorded. It came after a failed attempt the year before that nearly killed him, at… Continue reading
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Justice delayed but cannot be denied
It will be 34 years next week that a bomb brought down PanAm Flight 103, headed from London to New York a few days before Christmas on Dec. 21, 1988. It has been more than a news story or something that happened because it killed a young woman, Patricia Coyle, from my hometown, and 269… Continue reading
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Walking that Silver Strand
Ever hear a song you were sure would be a big hit, but it never happened? For me, that song is “Silver Strand,” by Baxter Robertson. When I first heard it in 1983, I thought it had what it took. ‘Course, I was 16 and had no idea what made a hit record, and I… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 