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I grew up in Hollywood, Florida, a city about halfway between Miami and Fort Lauderdale on Florida’s east coast. Its best feature was – and is – its beach. Unlike so much of the state’s coast, it’s not a “Condo Canyon,” lined by hi-rises. Instead, most of the buildings are smaller, 1- to 3-story homes…
Read More Hollywood, FloridaWhen Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off at 11:38 a.m. EST on Jan. 28, 1986, the TV networks didn’t even carry it live. Space launches had become routine, no longer big news. That changed, 73 seconds later. I was in the newsroom of The Sun-Tattler, a tiny but feisty daily newspaper serving Hollywood, Florida and its…
Read More Getting the news out, in Olden TimesSydney Poitier! Christine McVie! Mikhail Gorbachev! Taylor Hawkins! And Chris Barker. You know the first four names: They’re among the famous folk who died in 2022. Chris Barker, thankfully, is still among the living. An award-winning artist and designer, he has created an annual visual salute to the dead since 2016, using The Beatles’ Sgt.…
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