Margaret Cooper was at a car showroom in Hamilton, Ont., in the early 1950s when her husband, Craig, struck up a conversation with a young German immigrant. He mentioned that his father had been the captain of a U-boat during the Second World War. Although Mrs. Cooper knew the captain’s name, the submarine he was […]
Imagine you're 23 years old, the low man on the newsroom totem pole, and they are about to send the police reporter, the oldest guy in the room, to cover
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July 27, 2020. Volume 1 # 14 This newsletter comes out every Sunday night/Monday morning. There is a subscription charge of $50 a year after you receive a few issues. The content is usually, but not always, money-related. Some weeks there will be an interview and/or a video. To subscribe, email me at fred.langan@gmail.com. […]
Larry Stout always loved ABBA. On a family road trip, his son John asked him why he listened to their music so much. “He told me when he got out of Beirut at a pretty hairy time during the civil war, the first music he heard when he was safe was ABBA. And he said […]
