Our Quito Ecuador, Amazon River and Galapagos Islands Experience
My wife, Ann, and I, landed in Quito, Ecuador, on February 15, 2015, for a 16-day tour. The city rises
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Bill Hughes is an attorney, author, actor and photographer. His latest book is “Byline Baltimore.” It can be found at: https://www.amazon.com/William-Hughes/e/B00N7MGPXO/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Author: Bill Hughes
Book Review: The Man From Missouri: Harry S. Truman
“If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog!” That was just one of Harry S. Truman’s more memorable
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A Lost Tradition in Baltimore: A Cop Walking His Beat
When I was growing up in South Baltimore’s Locust Point, a working-class area back in the post-WWII era, one of
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Oliver Stone and Edward Snowden: Two Rebels Against the Establishment
Film director Oliver Stone is in a class by himself. He has dared to go into the political minefields where
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COVID-19: Signs of the Times
Remember this song: And the sign said “Long-haired freaky people need not apply” So I tucked my hair up under
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Baseball Icon Branch Rickey Gets the Jimmy Breslin Treatment
The late Branch Rickey was a baseball icon. He was former part-owner of a National League team, the fabled Brooklyn
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Coast Guard Vessel ‘Taney’ Takes a Direct Hit from the ‘Cancel Culture’
“The times they are a-changin” – Bob Dylan The United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Taney survived the Japanese’s sneak
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Papa Hemingway in Cuba: Movie is a Winner
I’m a big fan of Ernest Hemingway. When the movie about his sojourn south of the border, “Papa Hemingway in
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Alexander Hamilton Vs. Aaron Burr: A Bloody Feud (Book Review)
Alexander Hamilton was one of the primary architects of the American Republic. At the moment, he’s never been more popular.
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New York City: My Fondest Memories of ‘The Big Apple’
Back in the late 50s, I made my first trip to New York City, aka “The Big Apple.” To make
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