by Michele Genthon | Jul 28, 2016 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
When I was a child, my mother came into my bedroom one summer night and gently shook me awake. In the moonlight creeping through the Venetian blinds, I saw her finger across her lips in that universal symbol of silence. She took my hand and...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 28, 2016 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Hillary Clinton is the First Woman ever nominated by a major political party to run for President of the United States. She has established her credentials, campaigned vigorously, and won the title. She is not, however, the first woman to run for President and there...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 23, 2016 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Chuck Todd is currently moderator of “Meet the Press” on NBC, a one-on-one interview show sometimes followed by a roundtable. Todd follows many notable news correspondents: Roger Mudd, Marvin Kalb, Chris Wallace, Garrick Utley, Tim Russert, Tom Brokaw, David Gregory,...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 11, 2016 | FIRST WOMEN, Sports and Adventure
“Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.” [Pat Summitt] Pat Summitt was coach of the Tennessee Vols women’s basketball team from 1974-2012. When she died two weeks ago, her face appeared in the...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 3, 2016 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
An article in the Columbiamagazine, produced by the Washington State Historical Society, caught my eye: “Targeted for Deportation: Immigrant Labor Radical Becky Beck. . .” Intriguing words to grab attention, the story of Rebecca “Becky” Beck. I’ll probably get a...
