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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...
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...
London: Imperial War Museum Keeps History Alive
Editor's Note: In 2009 as I traveled to Normandy, France for the 65th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, our group stopped in London...
Pathfinder Pilot Recalls D-Day
Editor's Note: In May 2019 I traveled to Oxford, Connecticut for media day hosted by the D-Day Squadron as they prepared to depart to...
April 14, 1865: President Lincoln assassinated
Editor's Note: From 2012 through 2015 as I prepared to cover various Civil War sesquicentennial events, the magnitude of the tragedy of President Lincoln's...
See the Forest AND the Trees at Redwood National Park
Editor's Note: In 2015, I visited a redwood forest in northern California for the first time. Before arriving at the edge of the forest,...
2019: Statue of Liberty Museum Opens
Editor's Note: As soon as I learned the new Statue of Liberty museum would be opening on May 16, 2019, I made plans to...