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Senator John McCain’s Memorial Service

September 3, 2018 By Guy St. Clair

Labor Day, 2018. In America, we are celebrating one of our national holidays today. With Labor Day, the attention often focuses more on the “holiday” side of the observance, because the day also marks the unofficial end of summer. Despite that, our Labor Day does have a serious purpose, as it was established as a …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History Tagged With: Bush (George W.), Marshall (George C.), Marshall Plan, McCain (John), Obama (Barack)

Veterans Day 2017

November 12, 2017 By Guy St. Clair

During the past few years we’ve been observing the centenary of World War I, and now as we move toward the 100th anniversary of the Armistice next year, I’ll share a few thoughts. Here’s one, for example. Did you know that the holiday we now call Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day for the …

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Filed Under: History

Neue Synagogue (The New Synagogue), Berlin

November 22, 2016 By Guy St. Clair

Go to: http://gstcjourney.blogspot.com/2016/11/neue-synagoge-new-synagogue-berlin.html

Filed Under: History, Travel

Ada and Michelle — Let’s Focus on Girls’ Education

October 11, 2016 By Guy St. Clair

Go to: http://gstcjourney.blogspot.com/2016/10/ada-and-michelle-lets-focus-on-girls.html  

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Babbage (Charles), Gleick (James), Isaacson (Walter), Lovelace (Ada), Obama (Michelle), Stoppard (Tom)

“A Victory for America”

June 26, 2015 By Guy St. Clair

The words of President Obama. That line says it all. I don’t think I can remember such a remarkable ten days in my lifetime. Someone can probably remind me of other events that come close in importance, for describing what it’s like for us to be citizens in the United States. Yet when I look …

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Filed Under: History, Personal History

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