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 Ode To The Mighty Redwoods 

June 5, 2021June 6, 2021 Bill Hughes

It was early spring a few years back, and almost dusk in northern California, near its border with the state of Oregon. The Pacific Ocean was close by. I could feel its cooling breeze. I was tired from driving all day, but my wife said, “We’re getting close. Keep going.” 

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Babe Ruth Is Still Belting Them Out of the Park

April 26, 2021April 28, 2021 Bill Hughes

During his legendary major league baseball career, Babe Ruth, aka George Herman “Babe” Ruth, one of Baltimore’s greatest sons, hit

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Three Books That Capture Aspects of Old Baltimore Town

April 17, 2021 Bill Hughes

I just love these books that Arcadia Publishing puts out, especially if they are about the city of my birth

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Ghislaine Maxwell Under Fire from Feds (Book Review)

April 5, 2021 Bill Hughes

At the moment, Ghislaine Maxwell is languishing in a jail cell in the Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC) in New York

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Wicked Baltimore – A Book by Lauren R. Silberman Is a Winner! (Book Review)

March 19, 2021 Bill Hughes

Lauren R. Silberman’s offering from her Muse is a delightful read, thoroughly documented, and a real winner of a book.

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Baltimore’s TV & Radio Personalities from Yesteryear Get Lovingly Resurrected

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Bill Hughes

I just ran across a delightful book titled, “Baltimore: Radio and Television.” It’s written by Gary Helton and published by

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Baltimore’s Historic Fort McHenry & Locust Point in Spotlight

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Bill Hughes

Photo by Bill Hughes. One of my earliest memories of growing up in South Baltimore’s Locust Point were my many

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Remembering New Orleans and its Mother of All Celebrations – Mardi Gras

February 20, 2021 Bill Hughes

Historic Andrew Jackson Square (pHoto by Bill Hughes) It was the thick of Mardi Gras season, only three years ago,

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The Neighborhoods of Baltimore Get a Postcard Treatment That Spotlights Their Uniqueness (Book Review)

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Bill Hughes

Neighborhoods are the areas that make our Baltimore City so special. Many of them have a long and distinguished history

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Locust Point Recreation Leaders Who Made a Difference

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Bill Hughes

“Latrobe Park in Locust Point” by Bill Hughes Let me tell you about this wonderful, inspirational city recreation leader I

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The current U.S. national debt:
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