BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, share a visitors’ center near the state line. It is not a rare sight to see...
It Sounds Catchy, but “Bucket List” is a Many-Headed Hydra — Part One
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Greg Markley Articles
‘Staying Back’ in Grammar School Can Be Necessary — Just Ask Me
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —In spring 1963, I was told I would have to take first grade a second time. A seven-year-old, I did not have a good overall...
Iranian Hostage Crisis Showed the Weakness of Carter, U.S.
OPINION — As a 23-year-old with enthusiasm for politics and history, I was at Ronald Reagan’s presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 1981, just as I...
Newspaper Obituaries for Pets: A Dead Issue, or Not
OPINION — As a 20-year-old copyboy at a large newspaper in 1977-1980, one of my unofficial jobs was ensuring the 70-something photo editor would not...
Carter Versus Guinea Disease; McConnell on Polio In Alabama
OPINION — Last week, I focused on the infamous “Killer Rabbit” incident President Jimmy Carter endured in April 1979. He was criticized for lack of...
President Carter’s Trials, Triumphs — Part 1 — The Killer Rabbit
OPINION — As a sophomore at a New England college, I went to a history class in a new semester with two friends. We sat up front because I prefer...
‘A Republic, if you can keep it’: Israel Struggles to Keep Democracy
OPINION — When Vladimir Putin became Russia’s president in 1999, its constitution allowed presidents for two consecutive terms. But wait? After his...
Amid U.S. House Districting Talks, I Discuss Past, Present Politicos
OPINION — On July 18 at the Alabama State House, Republicans proposed adding African American voters to one of Alabama’s seven congressional...
‘Like a Box of Chocolates’: Signing Your Books is Lost Tradition
OPINION — Maybe 10 years ago, I bought an old copy of “Not So Wild a Dream.” I knew about Eric Sevaraid’s 1946 book on his life growing up in North...