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By Kathy A. Megyeri
Did you know that:
“O say, can you see” was originally a poem by Francis Scott Key, who was only 35 years old at the time? The National Anthem tells the story...
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By Kathy A. Megyeri
Karen Ambrose of Ft. Pierce, FL, worked for United Airlines for 14 years and still vividly remembers the weigh-ins and girdles that were required along with the mandatory edict to...
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Review by Kathy A. Megyeri
52 years ago, I was engaged to be married, and oh, how I wanted to live at the Watergate in Washington, DC. The six-building complex housed a hotel, three...
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BY RANDAL C. HILL
When rock ‘n’ roll emerged in the mid-50s, movie studios began rush-releasing low-budget black and white films about the phenomenon and its stars. Hollywood executives had dismissed the music as an...
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By Kathy A. Megyeri
Most of us regard our own mothers as saints for tolerating our antics, being role models for us, caring for us while working and loving us when we were belligerent, crabby,...
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By Kathy A. Megyeri
You know her as Grace Kelly, the American actress who starred in several major movies in the mid-1950’s and became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April of 1956. ...
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BY RANDAL C. HILL
During the Sixties, thousands of young Americans opted for a life in one of about 3,000 “hippie” communes across the country. Who were those mavericks who made such an unorthodox...
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BY RANDAL C. HILL
We’ve all been through this before. You hear a new tune on the radio, and it grabs you by the collar, demanding your attention. Soon the music is burrowing deep...
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By Kathy A. Megyeri
The best gift I inherited from my father was his 1956 Eames lounge chair that I’ve come to appreciate more with each passing year. His chair and ottoman were designed by...
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By Kathy A. Megyeri
A little girl, about 7 or 8 years old approached Hillary Clinton and said, “You’re my hero. Who’s yours?” Hillary herself then had to admit that, “Growing up, I...
