Archive for September, 2011
Teachable Moments
25Sep11
Last week, two things happened in Wakefield, Massachusetts that at least temporarily restored my hope for America’s self-image. First, Paul D. Wedge, a lacrosse coach at Wakefield High School, convinced the Board of Selectmen to let him mount a bronze cast with Big Jim Landrigan’s Silver Star Citation at Landrigan Field where future generations of […]
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Remember How We Felt on 9/11
08Sep11
Every generation has one of those “always remember where you were” dates. For the Greatest Generation, it was Pearl Harbor. For the Baby Boomers, it was the JFK assassination. September 11, 2001 is one of those dates. The 10th anniversary of 9/11 is upon us, and even more than any of the preceding anniversaries, the […]
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