There was an ex-U.S. Marine who suffered a tragic death while trying to save the lives of the victims of a devastating earthquake in Nicaragua in 1972.HeĢƵ hailed as a national treasure by many Americans because of his professional skills and his sense of humanity.Roberto Enrique Clemente ...
Not long ago it came to my attention that our irascible high school librarian – Nellie Mancini – was the sister of a great newspaperman.This would be Mickey Furfari. Beginning in the dark ages, Mickey took to covering sports at West Virginia University for the Morgantown Dominion-News ...
A show of hands: How many of you like balloons?Let me back up.How many of you like menacing balloons, with unknown motives about 12 miles above your head?If you don’t, I’m in your camp.But with the keen-eyed efficiency of our U.S. military machine, I’m quite satisfied with that recent ...