Category Archives: FYI
We’re Back!
After an unexpected hiatus that resulted when we redesigned our website on a new host, the EngAGE Blog is back online. Thank you for your patience! Several posts were published during the hiatus that didn’t get distributed to our subscribers … Continue reading
November 22, 1963
Just about everyone beyond toddler age in 1963 — most certainly everyone in this country — felt the shock of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and can, to this day, remember exactly where they were when they heard the news. David … Continue reading
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What’s Happened to the Fountain Pen?
If you’re a certain age, you probably remember learning how to write with a fountain pen, a beautiful but potentially messy instrument. But what’s happened to the pen in an age of digital posts and tweets? Read, and listen, here. … Continue reading
James McEachin & the Purple Heart
A Purple Heart was found in a garage sale by Kimberly Paller of North Carolina. She did some research ad discovered it belonged to Lt. Henry A. Schenk. In Korea, Lt. Schenk saved a man’s life: actor and author, James McEachin. Ms. … Continue reading
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Redskins Name Change: Activist Suzan Shown Harjo Explains the Issue
“Suzan Shown Harjo still becomes tense when she recalls the only Washington Redskins home game she attended, nearly 40 years ago. After she moved to Washington, she and her husband were given tickets. Fans sitting nearby, apparently amused that American … Continue reading
U.N. Report Says World Is Unprepared to Support Aging Population
“The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global study . . . by the United Nations and an elder rights group. The report ranks … Continue reading
Oldest Park Ranger
Lyle Ruterbories, 93, “still hauls gravel, mends fences and wields a chain saw to clear fallen trees from the road to the most remote encampment a visitor can drive to in Glacier National Park.” He’s the oldest ranger in the entire … Continue reading
