Jerry’s Kids
By Ann Von Dehsen, July 11, 2019 — Do you remember the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons for kids with Muscular Dystrophy? It was a tear-jerker that went on for many hours as Jerry pleaded for donations. Another part of … Continued
By Ann Von Dehsen, July 11, 2019 — Do you remember the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons for kids with Muscular Dystrophy? It was a tear-jerker that went on for many hours as Jerry pleaded for donations. Another part of … Continued
By Philip Pai, July 11, 2019 — When I was young, I didn’t have books to read since my family was too poor, but I liked to study and I liked the books so much. Sometimes, I borrowed the books … Continued
By Ann Von Dehsen, June 27, 2019 — As the final bell rang on the last day of elementary school each year, we children would joyfully run home, discard our school clothes and change into our summer uniform of tee-shirts … Continued
By Joyce Woods, June 13, 2019 — In the year 1956, I was upstairs in my parents’ bedroom watching my Daddy, he was released from the hospital after a very long stay. He was suffering from lung cancer and it … Continued
By Jose Dominguez, June 13, 2019 — I’m amazed about how an early experience can be so permanent and how at the same time, the person involved in it can be so distant. When I was 7 years old, even … Continued
By Missouri Grier, October 13, 2011 — Every day the Bond Bread Wagon would come to my block to deliver bread to the neighbors. I would get on the wagon and take a ride with the horse. The horse would always … Continued
By Frances Bryce, July 25, 2019 — The small town in South Carolina, Laurens, had a population at that time of approximately 10,000 people. Segregation was the rule. I to this date did not and still found it difficult to … Continued
By Norman Cain, July 30, 2015 — Back in the ’40s and ’50s when seasonable weather was predictable, the boys in our crew engaged in prescribed routines that would coincide with the various periods of the year. During the brisk temperatures that … Continued
By Sharon T. Reed, May 14, 2019 — One of the best days of my life happened when I was 9 years old. I loved to ride my bike. Well, at this stage of my life, I needed and wanted a … Continued
By Robert D. Bailey June 4, 2019 — There was a time when Wise Potato Chips were served loose in large tin containers. Containers that were found in corner stores when corner stores were as ubiquitous in blue-collar neighborhoods as … Continued