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Commemorating 9/11 as Diversion from (Media Coverage of) Hurricane Irma

Monday, September 11, 2017 at 7:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I applaud NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for decreeing this week that, henceforth, the area where the twin towers were destroyed shall no longer be called ‘Ground Zero.’ Instead, it shall revert to its original name, The World Trade Center. But I urge him to decree also that, henceforth, the city shall no longer mark this… Read more.

Hurricane Irma Eyeing Turks and Caicos Islands – My Mother Country

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10:46 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The following is an excerpt from “Hurricane Harvey: Water, Water, Everywhere, But Not a Bone Should Sink,” August, 28, 2017, which I wrote just two weeks ago as it was devastating Texas. __________________ I grew up in the Caribbean. And, even though Harvey spared us, our islands have served as a buffer zone for many… Read more.