Two Elizabeths: The monarchy in a democracy

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 09/11/2022

The first Elizabeth, who died just the other day after a 70-year reign, was, of course, the Queen of the United Kingdom. The second Elizabeth is new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, whose full name is Mary…

In France, Eiffel Tower goes dark in tribute to Queen Elizabeth

Reuters 09/09/2022

PARIS — The Eiffel Tower’s lights went dark early on Thursday night in tribute to Queen Elizabeth, with Parisians recalling a British monarch who anchored her country through upheaval with poise and grace for longer than many have…

Elizabeth, the queen who moved with a changing world

Reuters 09/09/2022

LONDON – The crowning achievement of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, was to maintain the popularity of the monarchy across decades of seismic political, social and cultural change that…

Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, ending an era for Britain

Reuters 09/09/2022

BALMORAL, Scotland — Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday aged 96. “The death of my beloved…

‘Someone screamed to distract my mom’s attacker,’ says daughter of Fil-Am hate crime victim

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 04/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The daughter of the 65-year-old Filipino-American recently attacked in New York bared that someone had actually stepped in to distract her mother’s attacker. In a recent post on a fundraising site, victim Vilma Kari’s…

Door

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 12/20/2015

A friend invited me to join a project – a book that contained reproductions of her paintings of different doors.  She asked me to write a poem to accompany one of the paintings. The invitation struck a…

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