Ode to the Mighty Redwoods
“The Mighty Redwood” by Bill Hughes “Man needs a sense of wonder.” — George Orwell It was early spring
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Bill Hughes is a native of Baltimore. He’s an attorney, author, professional actor and hobbyist photographer. In his salad days, he worked on the docks as a longshoreman. Bill also played on three championship soccer teams: sandlot with Jules Morstein; high school at Calvert Hall; and college at the University of Baltimore.
Author: Bill Hughes
Babe Ruth Still Belts Them Out of the Park
During his legendary major league baseball career, Babe Ruth, aka George Herman “Babe” Ruth, one of Baltimore’s greatest sons, hit
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Ghislaine Maxwell Under Fire (Book Review)
At the moment, Ghislaine Maxwell is languishing in a jail cell in the Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC) in New York
Read more“Bagman”: Rachel Maddow on the rise and fall of Spiro Agnew
Rachel Maddow is one of my fave television personalities. Currently, she serves as a host of her own popular show
Read moreYo! Tom Cruise! Give’em hell!
Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay At 58, Tom Cruise is still center stage. On the set, in Hertfordshire, England, of
Read moreCODEPINK founders to step down
Medea Benjamin (Photo by Bill Hughes) Two of the finest social justice activists that I have known, Jodie Evans and
Read moreJosef Stalin, the dictator: The making of a monster
Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay “Tell Stalin I shall be dying with his name on my lips.”
Read moreCold War intrigue: The Soviets, British and Americans
After WWII ended in 1945, the Allied powers, which included the British and the Americans, slowly changed their relationship with
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Baltimore Mourns Activist Kevin Zeese Dead at 64
Kevin Zeese at a Protest Action in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bill Hughes) Members of Baltimore’s social justice community were
Read moreMaryland Regiment’s History (Book Review)
When the vessel, the Pride of Baltimore II, “America’s Star-Spangled Ambassador,” sails into the waters of Baltimore’s outer harbor, it
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