Marcus Fisk
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The Last Word by Marcus Fisk
Checkpoint Charlie: A Cold War Memoir of Freedom and Divided Berlin
Alexandria, VA – “Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. When all are free,…
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“Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent”
Alexandria, VA – One thing that most people around the world can say about America – we Americans are the…
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George Washington Slept Here, and There, and Over There
Alexandria, VA – Most Alexandrians can’t get enough of George Washington. Alexandria can’t escape his hold on the city, and…
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National Interest
The Last Hurrah: In Memory of the SS United States
Alexandria, VA – Americans have been in love with their maritime history (often in the form of legends) ever since…
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The Last Word – Home Sweet Home
Alexandria, VA – Ahhh, living in France. One evening around 9:00 pm last month, there was a knock at the…
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The Last Word – Out of Step
Alexandria, VA – “Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person’s mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick…
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Entertainment
Bumping into Jim Morrison’s Grave in Paris
ALEXANDRIA, VA – This morning I received a photo of Jim Morrison’s grave marker from a friend now living in…
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Happy Birthday Alexandria!!!
Alexandria, VA – They say it’s your birthday Well, it’s my birthday too, yeah They say it’s your birthday We’re…
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The Last Word: …Turn, Turn, Turn…
Alexandria, VA – “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” “Turn,…
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The Last Word – A Time for Reflection and Compassion? Who Cares?
Alexandria, VA – It is my heart-warm and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high,…
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