Karl Frederick Wilhelm Maria Leisner, prisoner 22356, died at age 30 on Aug. 12, 1945, barely three months after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. He had been imprisoned for five and a half years. Born at Rees, Germany, in 1915,…
« read »My shoes seemed to be filled with concrete, and my friends punched each other on the arm. The next thing I knew I was dancing.
I don’t suppose you could truly call what I did that night "dancing. " I heard…
I will never forget the sheer terror I felt the first time I was dragged onto the dance floor by a girl in my freshman class. Barely 14 years old, my buddies and I had gone to the Friday night dance, not…
« read »I will never forget the sheer terror I felt the first time I was dragged onto the dance floor by a girl in my freshman class. Barely 14 years old, my buddies and I had gone to the Friday night dance, not…
« read »How would they put freedom to work for the common good?
With economies in shambles, new systems of free enterprise had to be created. Since there was little effective government infrastructure, democratic processes had to be put in place. Since civil…
« read »When the communist governments of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe fell in the late 80s and early 90s, the citizens of those countries faced immediate and critical challenges. Liberation from the tyranny and oppression they had known for so long was…
« read »When the communist governments of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe fell in the late 80s and early 90s, the citizens of those countries faced immediate and critical challenges. Liberation from the tyranny and oppression they had known for so long was…
« read »Growing but fragile bodies can bump into sharp surfaces and tumble down stairs. Houses have to be baby-proofed, hazardous materials placed out of reach. Moms and dads get plenty of exercise following the kids around the house.
Physical growth is…
« read »As an infant develops into a toddler, his or her newly acquired mobility presents a challenge to parents. Crawling limbs can now go where they should not go. Tiny hands can grab things they should not grab. Growing but fragile bodies can…
« read »As an infant develops into a toddler, his or her newly acquired mobility presents a challenge to parents. Crawling limbs can now go where they should not go. Tiny hands can grab things they should not grab. Growing but fragile bodies can…
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