Archives: July 2019

Giant Leap

I was 18 years old on the summer Sunday night 50 years ago when man landed on the moon. I was in my father’s office at ABC News where he worked as the Assignment Manager. I was working down the street as a summer Desk Assistant at WABC Eyewitness News. He was behind his desk

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Rejoicing in Victory

Everyone wants to win. To quote former New York Jets coach Herm Edwards, “You play to win the game.” A win, a great play, a goal are reason to celebrate. Not so fast. The Women’s World Cup has raised the issue among some that celebrating can go too far, and seem “arrogant”, overboard, and unsportswoman-like.

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Lost Decades

This week we will celebrate the last 4th of July of the second decade of the 21st Century when we are all suppose to feel good about our country, and just be grateful to be Americans. These first two decades of the new century have changed that feeling as much as any twenty year period

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