The past few weeks, the news has been dominated to some degree about the horrors of the earthquake in Haiti. Like so many other disasters, news report slants are changing somewhat from Rescue and Recovery to human interest stories, some great and heroic and some which leave a bad taste in one’s mouth.
Stories about trafficking of children, for prostitution and slave-labor are particularly disturbing. We can expect to hear more stories about the use of all the money poured into Haiti and the distribution of goods and services.
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IMPERIAL HOTEL – FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT – EARTHQUAKES – HAITI (ISSUE 341)
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I was living in Tennessee when my husband, a helicopter pilot in Air Sea Rescue, was reassigned to Japan. This was in the mid-fifties. Classified as a military dependent, I had to wait six months before joining him there. In the meantime, I moved to Atlanta to be near my parents prior to my departure.
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The Orient: A Strange And Unfamiliar Country (Issue 76)
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My 3-year-old grandson, Prince William, frequently motivates me to do and write about things I normally wouldn’t think about until he says or does something I think is a great idea.
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Lincoln Logs, Japan And Frank Lloyd Wright (Issue 68)
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