Betty Wells in her career as a NBC News illustrator captures the passion and energy of Senator Ted Kennedy. His (yet to be told) legacy in reforming the US health care system may be his enduring landmark in his career. Legends are made by those with a fire in the belly; the willingness to try … Continue reading
Cedar Hills, Texas is flat as far as the eye can see. Endless fields of green and stretches of highway are the only landmarks. Hot dry air limits the urge to explore. Trapped in an unknown part of the world presents a new perspective. Meet a local philosopher and jewelry maker, Bill Watkins. In truth, … Continue reading
This morning I received an e-mail from Politics and Prose a very popular bookstore in Washington, DC. It is owned by two women who have created a successful business model in a fragile world of book selling. In their event publicity e-mail they included this letter on the current national discussion on health care. It … Continue reading
Diane Everson, publisher of The Edgerton Reporter newspaper in Edgerton, Wisconsin runs her business skillfully and with sound family advice. Her family purchased the paper in 1951 and her father never budged from his mantra of “Do what you do best.” Today, an anomaly in the newspaper business, The Edgerton Reporter, founded in 1874, is … Continue reading
When someone dedicates their life to help others, takes risks to speak the truth and asks questions to reveal the truth, this is a courageous spirit. One spirit, Natalia Estemirova, has been killed. By whom or by who it is only speculated in the news right now. Natalia, for the past ten years, has been … Continue reading
Retired from a long career with the United Nations, Bapuji returned to a small village in central India to serve the community as advised by Gandhi. Bapuji was a freedom fighter for Gandhi when we was a young child. He remembered the request of Gandhi that after India’s freedom from the British, all freedom fighters … Continue reading
Betty Wells is a news historian’s dream! For more than forty years, Betty has had a front row seat in American politics, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Congress and scandalous trials of day. From U.S. Justices to spies to mayors to Members of Congress, Betty has captured their surprise, determination, passion, regret and quiet … Continue reading
This is a must read NYT article on Afghanistan. Only through transparency and accountability is progress possible. Continue reading
Washington, D.C. – Daniel Lak hits the nerve of India’s success in his new book “India Express – The Future of the New Superpower”. Without any fanfare, he spells out the transformation of a nation from colony to independence, from extreme poverty to global phenomena. Beyond the known poverty, HIV epidemic and sea of contradictions, … Continue reading
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