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
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