Second Acts
Ronald ClaiborneMy take on news, sports, little known American history, travel and stories about people doing unusual or cool things as their "second act."
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New York City in the 1980s. The photographer who "caught the moment"
This was the New York City that I first knew when I moved there in the 1970s: The subway cost 50 cents, not all the lines had air conditioning and you knew to avoid the last car because you only had one way out if there was trouble. Checker...
Why profanity can actually be good for you
One day about 20 years ago, a psychology lecturer at Keele University in England named Richard Stephens accidentally hit his thumb while using a hammer. He immediately unleashed a torrent of profanity even though he was alone. When the pain...
Former top McCain aide: No one is looking into Trump's "naked graft"
For more than 20 years, Mark Salter was one of Sen. John McCain’s closest and most trusted advisers. They co-authored seven books, including the best seller, Faith of My Fathers, which told of McCain’s 5 years as a prisoner of war in North...
Bruce Springsteen's fiery tribute to Minneapolis, the city that defied ICE
His hair is grayer and thinning, and his once athletic build has thickened, and he walks a bit stiffly. On the stage at foot level, there are prompters rolling the lyrics to songs he wrote and has sung a thousand times. His voice, never exa...
The personal toll of the shattered legend of Cesar Chavez
Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, entry in a personal notebook
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I am a former professional journalist. I was a correspondent for ABC News for 32 years. I retired in 2018. Since then have been a teacher, a volunteer and a traveler. I wrote a weekly newsletter for Facebook Bulletin called Second Acts.
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