Category Archives: History

A Famous Square

Posted on October 13, 2020 by vanbraman

Tonight my post was inspired by a Jeopardy! category. One of the categories tonight was about famous squares around the world. This of course had my mind wandering to one of the squares that was a question. What is Tiananmen … Continue reading →

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Getting Votes the Old-Fashioned Way

Posted on September 26, 2020 by vanbraman

Almost 32 years ago my picture was on the front page of the Kansas City Star. You can see by the date that it was the Friday before the 1988 General Election. The headline for the story with the picture … Continue reading →

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