Christmas in Italy
Part 4: taking a tumble down the Alps
By Sydney Kornegay Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The weather did not bode well for skiing; nor did Francesco's stories. As we drove north from Milan for several days of skiing in the Alps, our car was enveloped in a thick and monotonous fog. Francesco, meanwhile, regaled me with stories from his previous skiing trips. ...
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Moving Afghanistan from opium to other crops
Part I: Getting to Faizabad
By Bob Resseguie Rwrret@aol.com
      Editor's note: Bob Resseguie recently moved from Columbia to Oswego, N.Y., his hometown. He has retired three times from the U.S. Agency for International Development but keeps being called back to work on temporary projects in "hot" areas of the world.
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My Encounter with America
Part 7: The elections of 1980
By Zadok Ekimwere zomwere@hotmail.com
      Monitoring and covering the 1980 presidential and congressional campaigns and elections really impressed me, and I learned many lessons about American politics. Though they belong to different parties, when it comes to choosing candidates, Americans vote for those...
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