With respect for all those who love and mourn Pete, my first professional mentor, who died on a Wednesday, August 5, 2020 … The Pete Hamill I Knew
WASHINGTON — You know him as the folksy anchor who steered the “CBS Evening News” after Dan Rather “retired,” the silver-haired Texan who hosts Sunday morning’s “Face the Nation.” Now face this: Bob Schieffer has a secret other life…Bob Schieffer
Growing Wings: John Glenn Always a Standout
NEW CONCORD, Ohio – Forget that Boy Scout image you read about. OK, it may actually be true that the legendary John Glenn — first American to orbit the Earth, decorated veteran of two wars, millionaire businessman and four-term U.S. senator –doesn’t drink, smoke, fight or cuss. But the Boy Scouts weren’t good enough for Glenn; he started his own adventure club. Now, at 77, Glenn continues to chart his own course…Growing Wings- John Glenn profile
Bush Friend Karen Hughes ‘Wages Peace’ in State Dept. Role
TRUJILLO, Peru — Under Secretary of State Karen Hughes, once the highest-ranking woman on President Bush’s White House staff, has a new job: traveling the world and changing the hearts and minds of those who hate us…Waging Peace- Karen Hughes
Attorney General Gonzales Bush’s Point Man on Terrorism
WASHINGTON — When Alberto Gonzales was White House counsel, he was a behind-the-scenes player who chatted often with his only client, George W. Bush. Now as U.S. attorney general, the Houstonian finds himself standing in the spotlight for the president on his controversial policies in the war on terror, putting him in the crosshairs of Democrats and his fellow Republicans alike…Alberto Gonzales
Following Transplant, Surgeon Dissects Own Heart
TEXARKANA, Texas – You could say Dr. Roy Selby takes his work to heart. Then again, you could say he takes his heart to work – in a Tupperware container…Man with Two Hearts
The Little Library:
Child Harnesses Power of Persuasion to Mobilize her Village
WASHINGTON — When my 2nd-grader asked for help writing a persuasive letter for a class assignment, I typed with thumbs on my cell phone as she dictated: “Dear Neighbors, What would u think if we got a little library on our block? U could put in books for grownups. I could put in kids’ books …” Within seconds, we received a reply: “Etta, I will build it for you.”…Little Library-Huffington Post