September 11, 2011
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Alverno College President Dr. Mary Meehan was the featured speaker at her campus 9/11 Remembrance Service. Alverno publicized this event as an opportunity to “Hear her compelling, first-hand experience of the day that touched us all” and was sponsored by … Continue reading
August 6, 2010
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Remember the last time you read a great story that you caught yourself peaking at the remaining unread pages because you didn’t want the story to end? That’s how I can best describe Clay Shirky‘s book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and … Continue reading
April 23, 2010
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I finished reading The Cell: Inside The 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It and was a bit disappointed. Not due to the writing, but rather I also read Triple Cross: How bin Laden’s Master Spy … Continue reading
April 20, 2010
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Jimmy Carter has been an amazing writer since leaving the White House. He has written 23 books and I have just finished Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis and found his writing a calming voice in today’s ridiculous world of … Continue reading
December 23, 2009
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My understanding of the events leading up to 9/11 have been shaped by great authors and believe Triple Cross: How bin Laden’s Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI–and Why Patrick Fitzgerald Failed to Stop Him … Continue reading
November 20, 2009
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I have a cousin on his third tour of Afghanistan and an old friend from school serving in Iraq’s Green Zone. This book is an honest look at a military tragedy and hits home for all who have loved ones … Continue reading
November 16, 2009
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Want to get your blood boiling — in less than a chapter? The Commission: What we didn’t know about 9/11 is guaranteed to get your heart racing, stomach knotted, fists pounding and indeed blood boiling. That’s a lot to open … Continue reading
November 7, 2009
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Ron Suskind has written a revealing novel about the Bush Administration‘s attitude towards terrorism and American politics in The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism. Suskind won the Pulitzer for A … Continue reading
October 24, 2009
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Mark Steyn has written a clever book America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It. In a post 9/11 world America, according to Steyn must “go it alone” against the impact Muslims have in today’s world. A … Continue reading
May 15, 2008
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A National Broadband Policy needs to be more than just a talking point. Schools in our country need to upgrade their internet bandwidth to 25 Megabytes per second. This is for every school — not just the K12 district who … Continue reading