Author: DXO
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Powell Travels to Baghdad in Effort to Improve Morale
By JOHN F. BURNS July 31, 2004 Lloyd Francis Jr./Associated Press Secretary of State Colin L. Powell greeted troops and American Embassy staff members on Friday at the embassy annex in the Green Zone after a speech thanking the military and staff for sacrifices made in Iraq. BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 30 – Secretary of State…
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[JJ Letters] Jack O’Neil Narrative
Note: The following is transcription of a conversation I had with my father, Jack O’Neil, on the back porch of his apartment in Sewickley, PA, on Tuesday Morning, August 10, 2004. EARLY YEARS I was born on December 26, 1926 above a tailor shop on the corner Idewild & Lang Avenues in the Homewood section…
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Upon First Entering Millennium Park
Last night I experienced Millennium Park. It is immense and personal. Everything was gigantic and felt just right. There were dozens of thousands of people there and I was with Deirdre, solo. We entered from the northwest corner, at a pond circled by names of the monied class who donated to help make the park.…
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[JJ Letters] Necessary Details
Funeral Home Copeland’s, 702 Beaver Ave., Sewickley. 412-741-7100 Directions – From the traffic light, either coming off the Sewickley Bridge or coming from Pittsburgh on Route 65, this is the main intersection in Sewickley at Broad St. Going up Broad St., you’ll pass St. James Catholic Church on the left (where the funeral will be).…
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GoogObits: Finally (Ronald Reagan)
Ronald Reagan is dead. He certainly lived a long time. He certainly was a creep in many ways. Time passes. He’s dead. Now, I’m not a big fan of GoogObiting famous people. I like the lesser-known weirdos, people we can learn from. There’s no more to learn from Reagan. So I’m going to institute a…