Not in America

Never in America should  a city like Flint, Michigan, be left to the kind of ruin we have witnessed. Even if one were to view it only from the narrow perspective of the economy, the country cannot afford it. But our view has to be greater. This city is rich with a...

Workable Acronyms: WPA, FAP, CCC, FWP

These acronyms spelled survival for a generation of Americans fighting their way out of the Great Depression. Now is a good time to look back and consider their meaning for today. Recently we spent two wonderful months in northwest North Carolina and wrote about the...

Journal Entry, October 10, 1996

October 10, 1996, 7:12 p.m. We are staying in the parking lot of an Ames store. It is a lot like K-Mart. The name of the town is Wells River and it is located in northern Vermont on the banks of the Connecticut River. We have traveled from Bennington across Hwy 9 to...

October 1996, Our Itinerary, Michigan to New York

BLONDINS’ ASSIGNMENT AMERICA Geographical list of educational places and activities Our Journey begins on September 30, 1996, Boyne City and October 4, leaving Flint, Michigan . . . Cleveland, OH  (10/5-10/7) Places:    Great Lakes Science Center Rock and Roll...

Blue Ridge Parkway, A Real American Story

You might call it a 469-mile piece of paradise, maybe an American feat of ingenuity and beauty, or perhaps a story of putting people to work while building a lasting national treasure. Whatever you want to call it, if you have a bit of time and want to see something...