World War II

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A Woman for All Seasons

Patricia Vaccarino

May 14, 2025

Mary Hoar is a tireless public servant who has devoted her life to supporting her community. Her accomplishments are manifold. A dizzying array of public and private projects makes one wonder how she gets all of these things done.

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World Views

“Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.” –Virgil

Annie Searle

December 14, 2020

I've been reading more about the sacrifices that Americans made without much hesitation during World War II. Many of those sacrifices can be traced to President Roosevelt’s powerful fireside chats (1933-1944), for which families gathered around a radio to listen.

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Books

Three WW II Books Mirror Our Current World Conflicts

Nick J. Licata

September 14, 2020

World War II ended 75 years ago, the problems that it left behind, displaced immigrants, lack of international law, and the use of nuclear weapons, are all still with us.

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World Views

The Coronavirus Cassandra: Are You Listening?

Peter Corning

May 08, 2020

The Coronavirus Cassandra: Are You Listening? A Pulitzer Prize winning public health journalist who predicted the coronavirus pandemic is warning us now about the “collective rage” yet to come. So, how will we respond? The only way to avoid “collective rage” is with collective change.

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World Views

The Story of a Lesson in History

Patricia Vaccarino

March 26, 2020

Despite controversy in 1974, La Storia became a best-seller, selling over 600,000 copies in Italy alone. Regardless of what the critics said, word on the street heralded this book for its poignant storytelling that was powerfully executed by the brilliant Italian writer Elsa Morante. Today this profound beauty of a book has endured and will continue to stand the test of time.