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Big Boy 4014 is a Big Deal
June 24, 2026 - Hundreds of thousands of railroad fans and history buffs are grateful to Union Pacific for their decision many years ago...
Pressure, New Movie About the D-Day Weather Forecast, Opens
May 29, 2026 - Pressure, the new movie about the D-Day weather forecast, opens today in theaters nationwide. Brendan Fraser stars as Gen. Dwight...
Memorial Day: Honoring Heroes
May 23, 2026 - Along with grilling and chilling during this long Memorial Day weekend, one only has to drive past or visit a...
Nice Young Ladies Do Fly
Editor's Note: In 2019, I traveled to Dayton, Ohio to interview Sarah Byrn Rickman, author of a series of books about the first female...
Norman Borlaug, Ph.D., Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Editor's Note: In 2017 I learned about Norman Borlaug, an agronomist who earned the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his years of research and...
Floors and Fans Ready for Final Four
Editor's note: I am an avid sports fan, especially Big Ten sports. With an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and a graduate...
May 8, 1945: V-E Day
Editor's Note: In 2020 during my interview with Col. Harold Brown (Ret.), a Tuskegee airman who became a POW in Germany in March 1945,...
How Two Sticks of Gum Changed Lt. Gail Halvorsen’s Life
Editor's Note: In 2019, I traveled to the Tri-State Warbird Museum near Cincinnati, Ohio to conduct a workshop featuring Col. Gail Halvorsen (Ret.) via...
Students Give Voice to Music Played at Auschwitz
Editor's Note: In 2018, a student orchestra at the University of Michigan's School of Music brought to life a rare manuscript that Patricia Hall,...
Wright “B” Flyer and The Wright Company Take Flight
Editor's Note: In 2022, I visited the Wright "B" Flyer Museum near Dayton, Ohio. I had read quite a bit on the Wright brothers...