Sometimes we can live on a particular street for years and sometimes never get to know all of the people who live there. Some of our...

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My latest historical novel was published in January. It is centered in Manchester, England and is based principally on the life of my...

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From November 4 – 11 the Rotary Club of Concord assisted by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill hosted a delegation of healthcare...

Having just watched the Harry and Meghan Netflix series on TV, I am impressed not just with the actual production which is excellent, but...

It was just after the 7:30 AM mass, the Bishop had just gone into the sacristy and on the life-sized crucifix hanging on the back wall of...

The Crossing Michael Barrington As the ship pulled away from the pier, the people on the dockside seemed to shrink in size until they...

On the 20th of August 1968 at five o’clock in the morning, Paul Freitas was awakened by the sounds of shouting in the streets and a black...

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05/15 Senior Nomads………whoever heard of such a group? Are you brave enough to sell your home, your cars, and pretty much all that you have...

Have just returned from ten days in Honduras working on a Humanitarian project where with the help of Rotary International we are...

Early next month I will be traveling to Honduras to try and jump-start a humanitarian project I started with the help of Rotary...

Where does one begin to even articulate one's thoughts and express one's feelings? I can no longer watch the nightly news. in There is a...

Have just finished Fiona Hill's Memoir whom Donald Trump when he heard it was being published, dismissed her as "a deep stiff with a...

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