FOOTNOTES TO HISTORY

Last week, I asked a question: “What if you looked in the mirror and couldn’t see yourself?” An event last Sunday reminded me that that question might be asked in a different way: “What if you walked down the street in broad daylight and everyone looked right through you?” The event I referred to was…

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MARATHON IN 9.58

How fast do news stories change? Last night, I had a draft of this post ready to go. It included comments about the Boston Marathon bombings. This morning, I had to start over. I had written: “You can imagine a number of likely suspects, foreign and domestic, in general terms, but the investigation demands time…

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