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Monthly Archives: May 2018

Home2018Monthly Archives: May 2018
The Chicago Bears Strike It Rich in 1965 with Butkus and Sayers

The Chicago Bears Strike It Rich in 1965 with Butkus and Sayers

George Halas was certainly in the twilight of his pro football career—player, coach and owner—in the mid-1960s. He had his critics, even though the Chicago Bears had won the NFL championship in 1963. Papa Halas fully understood that drafting...

May 31, 2018 Richard Chicago Bears, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, pro football 17 Comments
Aida D. Fariscal, My Favorite Pinay

Aida D. Fariscal, My Favorite Pinay

There are many beautiful women in the Philippines, and I can name a few myself. But the loveliest of all is a stout 78-year-old grandmother named Aida D. Fariscal. A humble housewife, she joined the Manila police force after her husband died in...

May 25, 2018 Richard 9/11, Osama bin Laden, Philippines 16 Comments
Celebrating Walk-ons in the College Football Integration Story

Celebrating Walk-ons in the College Football Integration Story

There is a fundamental difference between receiving an invitation to somebody’s house, and just walking up and knocking on the door. In the first case, you will most likely be invited in and treated with a measure of respect. While that’s...

May 16, 2018 Richard college football, racism 8 Comments
Robert T. Hill and William H. Gaston Junior High Schools,  and Their Namesakes

Robert T. Hill and William H. Gaston Junior High Schools, and Their Namesakes

Bryan Adams’ two feeder junior high schools are Robert T. Hill and William H. Gaston. According to Google, they are just 3.1 miles apart. I propose to take a quick look at these educational institutions and the men for whom they were named. Since...

May 11, 2018 Richard Bryan Adams High School, Robert T. Hill Junior High School, W.H. Gaston Junior High School 21 Comments
Chilgok, Waegwan and Seongju: May 5-7, 2018

Chilgok, Waegwan and Seongju: May 5-7, 2018

On the way to Express Bus Terminal for a late-afternoon departure, I ran into a former law-firm colleague named Jang Du-Hyun. We had only a minute to talk. He knew about my many travels and thus was not surprised to learn that I was going to a...

May 10, 2018 Richard Korean travels 14 Comments
25 Questions Moon May Have Asked Kim at the DMZ

25 Questions Moon May Have Asked Kim at the DMZ

South Korea’s Moon Jae-In and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong-Un, met at Panmunjeom on April 27, 2018. Amid considerable theatrics, they shook hands, hugged, ate a super-fancy dinner and shared toasts. Early in the summit, they moved apart...

May 8, 2018 Richard 2018 Korean summit, Moon and Kim, North Korea, South Korea 18 Comments

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