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ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 18
RANDALL WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLIER WITH A STRANGE LOOK ON HIS FACE, A MIX OF FEAR AND DESPERATION. HE WAS FEELING AROUND THE POCKET OF HIS SHIRT AND HE SEEMED TO BE IN A PANIC. THIS COULD NO
TEACHER’S NIGHT AT THE APOLLO: THE TEST RESULTS ARE IN, New York Times, June 4, 2010
AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE APOLLO IS NOTORIOUSLY MERCILESS. WITH DOZENS OF STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE OF 1,500, THE BOOING CAME PARTICULARLY FAST AND FURIOUS. AND DON’T TEACHERS ENDURE ENOUGH ALREADY? Ar
STEVIE WONDER JOINS PAUL McCARTNEY AND THE OBAMA FAMILY IN WHITE HOUSE SINGING "HEY JUDE"
LIFE IS VERY SHORT...AND THERE'S NO TI-I-I-I-IME...FOR FUSSIN AND FIGHTIN MY FRIENDS...
HERE IS A LETTER I JUST WROTE TO FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA. Why? Because Irma said I had better do it.
June 3, 2010 First Lady Michelle Obama THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Mrs. Obama: “No other group of slaves anywhere, at any period in hist
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 17
SUMMARY: THE STORY SO FAR… Josiah, a young slave 12 years of age, lives in a cabin in the slave quarters of a Virginia tobacco plantation with Auntie Bee, Mose, the plantation handyman, two youn
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 16
SUMMARY: THE STORY SO FAR… Josiah, a young slave 12 years of age, lives in a cabin in the slave quarters of a Virginia tobacco plantation with 8 other slaves, including Auntie Bee, Mose, the plant
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 15
AND HE RODE UPON A CHERUB AND DID FLY; YEA, HE DID FLY UPON THE WINGS OF THE WIND—PSALM 18:10 NOW THEY ARE UP, THE FIRST AVIATORS FLYING ON THE FIRST AIRCRAFT IN HISTORY… We were movin
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 14
AND HE RODE UPON A CHERUB AND DID FLY; YEA, HE DID FLY UPON THE WINGS OF THE WIND—PSALM 18:10 NOW THEY ARE UP, THE FIRST AVIATORS FLYING ON THE FIRST AIRCRAFT IN HISTORY… A violent rush of
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 13
JOSIAH, A YOUNG 12 YEAR OLD SLAVE ON A VIRGINIA PLANATAION, NOTICES THAT AN OLD MAN NAMED MOSE KEEPS LEAVING THE SLAVE QUARTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. HE FOLLOWED MOSE ON NIGHT TO HIS SECRET WOR
INFERIORTY 360: OBSERVATIONS ON ANDERSON COOPER’S CNN SERIES “BLACK OR WHITE KIDS ON RACE”
ALTHOUGH THE RESPONSES CAPTURED IN LIVING COLOR ARE SHOCKING, THEY REALLY SHOULDN’T BE SURPRISING. THE MAJOR MOTIVATOR IN THE CONDITIONING PROCESS—THE 24/7, 360 DEGREES OF WHITE SUPERIOIRTY/BLACK INF
FOR IRMA: YOUR GIRL RACHEL MAKES NY TIMES FRONT PAGE TOUTING HER PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS! May 26, 2010
HERE IS PART OF THE STORY. IT DEALS MOSTLY WITH THE DECLINE OF LARRY KING. BUT RACHEL MADDOW IS EXHIBIT “A” IN THE FIRST SENTENCE AS ONE OF THOSE TV COMPETITORS WHO BESTED HIM. May 26, 2010
VENUS AND TENNIS FASHION POLICE: THEY LOOK FOR VIOLATIONS AND FIND…THEY LIKE IT! NY Times, May 26, 2010
“IT’S REALLY ABOUT THE ILLUSION. LIKE, YOU CAN WEAR LACE BUT WHAT’S THE POINT. THE ILLUSION OF JUST HAVING BARE SKIN IS DEFINITELY A LOT MORE BEAUTIFUL. THE DESIGN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REAR.
MANY FAITHS, ONE TRUTH: WHY HARMONY AMONG FAITHS IS CRUCIAL FOR THE WELFARE OF THE WORLD
FINDING COMMON GROUND AMONG FAITHS CAN HELP US BRIDGE NEEDLESS DIVIDES AT A TIME WHEN UNIFIED ACTION IS MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER. WE MUST EMBRACE THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY AS WE FACE GLOBAL ISSUES LIKE P
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 11
Next day I wasn’t even tired. Last night’s secret chase was exciting. Thinking about it filled me with an extra burst of energy. But by the afternoon, I needed all the energy I could muster because
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 10
I was laying in the dark, exhausted, for a good long time. But I couldn’t fall asleep. I don’t know how any of us got any sleep in that ruckus—snoring, sneezing, coughing, wheezing. When one of the
POLL: PAUL SURGES AHEAD OF PALIN AMONG VOTERS WHO DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS MORONS by Andy Borowitz
MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report) - In a sign of his increasing prominence in the so-called Tea Party movement, a new poll shows Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul topping former Alaska Governor
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 8
Several days after the time Ol’ Mose woke me, the night air in the cabin was stirring once again. In the quiet of the dark I heard pattering feet moving across the dirt floor. I opened my eyes and t
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 9
I didn’t think much about it until I was lying in bed that night. Mose had me wondering. Why was the old man leaving in the middle of the night anyway? Why would he want to give up his sleep? And
RAND PAUL TRIAL BY MISFIRE: “HE’S NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME.” Politico, May 21, 2010
JUST DAYS AFTER ROARING THROUGH THE REPUBLICAN SENATE PRIMARY, HE PUT HIS PARTY ON THE SPOT—ANNOYING WOULD-BE COLLEAGUES WHO WOKE UP TO DISCOVER THEY HAD TO PLAY DEFENSE ON THE HYPERCHARGED ISSUE OF R
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 7.
Freedom is a magical word. We never knew freedom by experience but every one of us knew it by feel. The idea of freedom made our spirits soar. The sound of the word sparked a raging, unstoppable fi
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 6.
About a week after Eliza passed, all the field hands were returning to the quarters at the end of a long miserable day. Everyone was finishing their chores, dog-tired and hog-hungry, gathering around
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 4.
The two children, Randall and Emily, slept with Auntie Bee. Young Randall, about eight or nine, was a wild unruly child, truly a rambunctious pest. I have never seen one boy get into so much m
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel, Part 3.
Now Mose, he was an older fellow. His hair and beard were sprinkled gray and white. Mose looked old. He walked old and talked old. It seemed like he was always old, at least since I knew him. E