Posts Tagged ‘Capitol Hill’
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Capitol Hill Tragedy
Posted on January 12, 2011
I have lived on and off Capitol Hill now for more than 20 years. I lived on the Hill in the early 1990’s during the bad old days, when the...
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Russell Weston, Jared Lee Loughner and Political Civility
Posted on January 10, 2011
On July 24th, 1998, just as the House of Representatives concluded debate on contentious health care legislation, Russell Weston stepped into the Capitol building, fired a gun, killing Officer Jacob...
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Fireworks
Posted on July 6, 2010
We had an all-American Fourth of July this year on Capitol Hill. My brother came in with his wife and kids, so we were excited to soak in some of...
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On the Nature of Freedom in a Multi-Cultural Society
Posted on June 28, 2010
Taking my dog out for a walk in my neighborhood, I passed by two grand old houses that were clearly in a state of disrepair. I saw my friend Tony,...
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