BACK IN THE SADDLE

Audio history in the making (6/9/04)

The tape is a time machine.Friday afternoon, alone in my office, I push the play button and Tiananmen Square erupts all over again.

A chance for redemption (4/21/04)

You’ve never met Andy.You’d like him if you did.

From Portland to the Big Leagues (6/30/04)

It was a package deal, and I’ll never know exactly what motivated my dad to sign up for it.

Parades on two sides of the border (7/7/04)

Four days, two parades, and I wasn’t covering either of them for the newspaper.

Back in toddler's world (6/16/04)

It's a standing joke at our house that we had our third child because we'd forgotten how much work the first two were.

Taking a risk to save world

It was 14 years ago when I interviewed Tom Dustin.

Uncle Fred finds a home (7/21/04)

Uncle Fred never looked better.

Good memories; bad day (8/18/04)

Plugging down Interstate 90, heading for home after two weeks of vacation, we passed the exit for Geneva on the Lake, east of Cleveland, and I found myself smiling.

A real life hero (8/4/04)

Everyone, I think, has had the daydream at one time or another.

The time's just slipped away (8/25/04)

Some anniversaries pass quietly. You never really notice them.

What made them so great?

What was it about that generation? What made them so special?

Bringing back memories (9/2/04)

We were awful.

Rolling in dough (9/15/04)

About a week ago, I spent a couple of days hitting my mother-in-law in the face with a couple of loaves of bread.Wonder Bread, to be precise. Two loaves.

Historical markers hit-and-miss (9/29/04)

Ideally, a historic landmark ought to provide future generations accurate information about the past.

Will they let him in the club (9/22/04)

The vanity plates caught my eye.“AWHSUM” said one, with dubious spelling. “QCKNFUN” said the plate on the car in front of “AWHSUM.”
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