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Indigenous Slavery: Unspoken Reality, Lingering Impact
ACCRA, Ghana – As an American, you can’t visit Ghana without thinking about slavery because a significant perc...
The Old Man in the Village
WUTE, Ghana – The old man sits on the porch of a village house that once belonged to his mother. In three days...
Complicated Quest for Maiden West Africa Journey
ACCRA, Ghana – I walk out of the airport and into the city where, like many developing world capitals, you ins...
Activist Works Day – and Night – for Social Reform
SKOPJE, North Macedonia – I’m sitting in front of Vegen365Kitchen waiting for an 11 a.m. appointment with its...
Warning! Showing me photos might cause harm to your cell phone
I was invited to a cocktail party the other night at the home of a friend named Bob. He’s also a contractor wh...
Macedonia vs Macedonia: A Dispute with No End
SKOPJE, North Macedonia – In the U.S., we have two Dakotas, two Carolinas and a pair of Virginias. Any issues...
Mayor Leads Village to Surprising Success
DEIR EL GHAZAL, Lebanon – Amid a collapsed banking system, corrupt and ineffective government and resulting na...
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Young Albanians, Seeking Independence, Caught Between Old Ways - and the New
TIRANA, Albania – During the few nights I spent in this capital city I noticed the cafes and bars in my neighb...
Albanian Community Service
Activist Leads by Example
KRUJE, Albania – For the past several years I’ve served as a judge for a national service organization that aw...
Film Producer’s Work Helps
Ease Scars from Communist Era
TIRANA, Albania – To truly appreciate and understand freedom you either had to have fought for it or lived und...
Bonding at Breakfast with Tirana Hotelier
TIRANA, Albania – I’m eating breakfast at the City Hotel Tirana. A plain omelet, chunk of feta cheese, tasty l...
Teenaged Asylum-Seeker Returns Home to Forge Previously Unthinkable Career
TIRANA, Albania – In my 17th summer, I was preparing for my final year of high school and thinking about which...
Technology Enhances Travel, Diminishes Adventure
TIRANA, Albania – Last night, the White Sox beat the Yankees in a 9-8 thriller at the Dyersville, Iowa ballfie...
Long-Awaited Balkans Journey
Finally Achieved 47 Years Later
TIRANA, Albania – Do you have any idea how long I’ve waited to type that dateline? I’ll tell you....
Local Vaccine Center Impresses in its Operation
MAUMEE - Ohio -- When I arrived at the Lucas County [Ohio] Recreation Center on Feb. 17 at the pre-appointed t...
Seeking a Jerk Chicken Grill? See the Metal Man
PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica – I first spot him when we are stuck in evening traffic on one of the main commercial s...
Golf, Poker, Cabin Experience Elevated by Wing’s Chili
What! Another chili recipe? And you’re going to tell us it’s the best ever, right?
I’ll let you decide the l...