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WWI History Still Relevant Today
Editor's Note: In 2009, I interviewed Frank Buckles, the sole surviving WWI veteran at the time until his death in 2011, at his home...
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...
Pere Marquette 1225 transports magic
Editor's note: In 2014, I learned about a steam locomotive still operating in Owosso, Michigan. After reading more about the Pere Marquette (PM) 1225,...
Seattle: Chihuly Garden and Glass is Breathtaking
Editor's Note: In August 2017, I traveled to Seattle for a meeting and with spare time, decided to tour the Chihuly Garden and Glass,...
Katherine Johnson (1918-2020), Human Computer at NASA
Editor's Note: Read Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly for a truly inspiring book. Almost lost to history is the story of African American...
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,...
John Glenn, Astronaut and U.S. Senator (1921-2016)
Editor's Note: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly is a terrific book about the group of African American female mathematicians who worked as "human...
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...
Independence One Draws Thousands at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh
Aug. 10, 2026 – Independence One, Southwest Airlines’ tribute to the nationwide America250 celebration, recently attracted thousands of visitors when it was on display...
25th Anniversary of 9/11 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Editor’s Note: Sept. 14, 2026 – On September 11, 2001, I was producing a student news section within a major broadcast network’s website. While...