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By Eli Amdur A story that bears retelling Seventy-one years ago today – June 2, 1953 – Queen Elizabeth II was coronated. Although she ascended to the throne on February 2, 1952, upon the death of her father, George VI, the pomp and circumstance was put off in deference to an appropriate time of mourning….

By Eli Amdur Charles Clements, a Pepsi driver and U. S. Army veteran (1989-1991 and 1992-1994) who was an E4 and part of the Air Defense and Bradley units, stood on the grounds of PepsiCo’s facility in Auburn, Washington, a Seattle suburb, his 18-wheeler loaded with product and ready to roll. It was 10:00 A.M….

By Eli Amdur If you had to point to the Cook Islands on a map in order to win a bet, chances are you’d go home no richer than you were earlier. Most likely, that reality would hold true for everyone else in the room, too. That’s about to change. This South Pacific island nation…

By Eli Amdur Each year, there is an event in Spain that deserves more notice than it gets, at least here in the States. The Princess of Asturias Foundation presents annual awards – called, appropriately, The Princess of Asturias Awards – to individuals, entities, or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in…

By Eli Amdur A Tale of Broken, Changed, or Discarded Rules Earlier this year, Merriam-Webster issued an edict – on Instagram, of all literary ironies – that it’s now OK to end a sentence with a preposition. I don’t know if your earth shattered, but mine did. Until, that is, I read (and reread) Columbia…

Global Alliances Are More Important Than Ever By Eli Amdur You have a decision to make. You’re a major trader of goods over established trade routes or you’re a land baron controlling resources – timber, furs, grains, textiles, chalk – that proliferate across your expansive lands and numerous ports in central and northern Europe. You…