Save the Texas Observer Fund Tops $200,000– and a Clarification
My friends and former colleagues at The Texas Observer have raised more than $200,000 in an attempt to save the
Category: Contemporary Commentary
Thoughts on issues and entertainments of our day.
The SS Poet, the Boys of October and People of the Fourth Kind
The last time the Philadelphia Phillies played in the World Series, I perched on the edge of my seat at
The SS El Faro Sailed into Hurricane Joaquin and Maritime History Seven Years Ago Today to Become the Most Significant American Wreck of the 21st Century
The SS El Faro and her crew of 33 disappeared in Hurricane Joaquin seven years ago today and the matter
In Remembrance: The SS Marine Electric Sailed Into History 39 Years Ago This Month
The SS Marine Electric sailed first into a winter storm — and then into history in February 1983. The three
Massachusetts Maritime Speech Sept 9 Re Marine Electric Heroes
Gene Kelly and I will be speaking in September on the importance of the SS Marine Electric reforms. https://www.chathammarconi.org/
A Master Maritime Reporter Expands the Offering: “The Last Untamed Frontier”
Ian Urbina, former New York Times reporter, wrote the series and book, The Outlaw Ocean. He is at one and
Joe Biden, Knife Fighter
Before Obama, before Bork, a young Joe Biden carved his initials into the Senate floor with an astonishing upset and
In Remembrance: The SS Marine Electric sank 38 years ago this month
“Until the Sea Shall Free Them” tells the story of Bob Cusick and the wreck of the SS Marine Electric,
Joe Biden: Present at the Creation
When he invited me to his walk-up law office, Joe Biden was a freshly minted 29-year-old New Castle County Councilman
Tote Avoids Serious Civil Charges and Fines in Actions Brought by the Coast Guard for the Company’s Role in the Loss of the SS El Faro and 33 Men and Women
More than three years after a Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation recommended six civil actions be brought against Tote