The Sociopath Henry VIII & Lessons for Today
It wasn’t the Black Death, Small Pox, the Spanish Flu, Cholera or the Yellow Fever that killed so many of
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Ronald Reagan & The Fats Cats: A Prelude to Donald Trump
“When it came to corporate greed, the Great Communicator [Ronald Reagan] was also the Great Enabler.” – William Kleinknecht The
Read moreCatacombs, Graves & Edgar Allan Poe’s Final Resting Place
I went on a one-hour guided tour on Saturday of the Westminster Burial Grounds, located at Fayette & Greene streets.
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Who is Mary Miller? Why is she running for Mayor?
BALTIMORE — I got a chance to interview Mary Miller on Tuesday at her spacious campaign office at 2801 Sisson
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Tracy Walder: The Unexpected Spy from a College Sorority in Southern California
It was a SRO audience on Thursday evening at the Ivy Bookshop on Falls Road. Tracy Walder, an attractive young
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Baltimore Basilica, Its Architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe & his German-American Connections
About 14 years ago, a colorful ceremony was held to mark the restoration and reopening of the 200-year-old Baltimore Basilica
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Stream ‘Our Kind of Traitor’ an entertaining spy film
It’s an espionage film, via the remarkable wordsmith, John Le Carre. “Our Kind of Traitor” opened in July 2016, and
Read moreDemocratic National Convention & Down Memory Lane
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale at the Democratic National Convention, New York City (Public Domain) In July of this year,
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi Pulled a ‘Saturday Night Live’ Stunt!
Nancy Pelosi has been the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the past decade. It is one of the
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Baltimore’s Role in the American Revolution
Map of Baltimore, 1792 (Courtesy Library of Congress) On Sunday afternoon (of course, it was a pre-Super Bowl time), a
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