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December 3, 2016 by Linda Gasparello Leave a Comment

I Love Engineers and I Want More in Congress

I am a sucker for big engineering. I respond to it the same way other people respond to a great painting or a superbly sung opera. You may be enthralled by a football game. But if one of those tall, skinny skyscrapers is going up in New York City, I am at the sidelines, watching […]

In Airline Travel, Buckle Up for Discomfort, Indifference

Llewellyn King

You can see them everywhere at this time of year: People who have a hollowed-out look. They are people who have endured the agony of airline flights, from buying a ticket in an online minefield of dynamic pricing and extra charges to having their hopes blown up. They are the victims of post-flight syndrome, PFS. […]

A Novel Adventure Through William & Mary’s Extraordinary Past

Llewellyn King

The venerable College of William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, might want to beef up its admissions office staff because a tidal wave of students may soon hit the campus. Founded in 1693, it is the second-oldest college, after Harvard University (1636). It is the setting — indeed, the star — of an astounding […]

We Need to Hear What the Democratic Socialists Have in Mind

Llewellyn King

Historically, in parts of the British Isles, there were shortages of family names, which is why a disproportionate number of the Welsh are called Evans, Jones or Williams. Yes, my first name is Welsh, but I believe we were of untrammeled English stock with possibly a smidgen of Dutch. I mention these things because names, […]

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