Monthly Archives: August 2014

Sean Spicer (‘89) Shares Thoughts on Life and Leadership

(The essay was first published in the Portsmouth Abbey School Bulletin, Summer, 2014.) Sean Spicer believes in family, God, trust, hard work, determination, gratitude, service, and seizing opportunities. It is also clear that the Abbey’s hallmark values of reverence, respect, … Continue reading

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Fall of Atlanta Boosts Lincoln’s Re-Election Hopes

(This essay was originally published as “Tide of war turns at last,” in the Newport Daily News on August 16, 2014.) After the stunning Northern victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July 1863, Northern hopes were high that the war … Continue reading

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