Monthly Archives: April 2021

A Reflection: Fifty Years, A Father

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Fred Zilian

(Note: This essay was originally published in the Newport Daily News on April 17, 2021.) In the early morning hours fifty years ago, serving as a young Army officer in then West Germany, I became a father. On April 18, … Continue reading →

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Dorothea Lange and “Migrant Mother”

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Fred Zilian

(Note: A version of this essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on April 5, 2021. It is the sixth in a series on Notable Women.) Eighty-five years ago this month, in the middle of the Great Depression, … Continue reading →

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