My father’s dreams were decimated in 1924, but he never allowed them to halt his quest
My dad (in the background) with youngsters in West Pakistan in 1966 My dad, Hugh Conrad, Sr., went through many challenges in his life,...
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hughconrad52
Jun 7, 20235 min read
“Why Gen. Eisenhower Threatened to Quit Just Before D-Day”: Because of Winston Churchill
Perhaps no one’s role in the victory of the Allied Forces over Hitler in World War II has been as over-exaggerated in history as much as...
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hughconrad52
May 31, 20237 min read
Stirring eloquence: Teddy Kennedy’s eulogy for his brother Robert in 1968
… “a masterpiece of rhetoric” Eulogies are a very challenging rhetorical device, but at times, they can be magnificent. That was how I...
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hughconrad52
May 30, 20238 min read
Remember the war mothers -- and The Greatest Generation
Mrs. Esther McCabe, War Mother of the Year, 11 sons in service On this Memorial Day, do not forget the anguish of the mothers — and the...
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hughconrad52
May 30, 20232 min read
My father’s flag and marker vanished — but thanks to the Lilly American Legion — it reappeared today
… thank you very much John Sweeney Memorial Day in America is an observance that focuses on those who have given their lives in the...
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hughconrad52
May 24, 20235 min read
AI lesson plans? I have adapted to Google Docs, which is great, but turned down AI -- for now
A bright future or a sense of doom? Property of Harvard University Though a septuagenarian, I still like to become conversant with the...
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hughconrad52
May 15, 20235 min read
Chuck Noll’s quiet, private, lonely, and ultimately futile battle with Alzheimer’s
How an agile, keen, inquisitive mind of an accomplished man was numbed by a horrific disease … the difficulty of keeping that knowledge...
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hughconrad52
May 14, 20234 min read
Mother’s Day discovery: Mary E. Finley was salutatorian at Harrisburg Catholic High School in 1924
… awarded a four-year college scholarship by Sisters of Mercy A few days ago, I received a notification from Ancestry.com that someone...
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hughconrad52
May 5, 20236 min read
Vinnie Michaels' passing from a football injury in 1955 was traumatic, especially for his family
Vinnie Michaels Thanks: Photo provided by Earl Sease, retired educator at Portage ... “when bad things happen to good people” Some events...
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hughconrad52
May 1, 20235 min read
May 1, St. Joseph the Worker: Created when Catholic bishops and America supported the working class
… established in 1955, when workers were vital As children, we were taught about how St. Joseph, father of Jesus Christ, was a carpenter,...
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hughconrad52
Apr 30, 20234 min read
Great opportunity! Summer is an opportune time to start writing college admissions essays
https://www.hughbradyconradjr.com … shooting for early decision, admissions, or just regular admissions? Last week was a joyous time for...
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hughconrad52
Apr 28, 20236 min read
National Library Month: Missouri votes "to defund [public] libraries”
… why do they fear libraries? Back in the late 1950s, my mother appeared to be on a quest. I kept hearing her call people and request...
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hughconrad52
Apr 21, 20236 min read
The blogger was right: Penn Cambria superintendent honest about future of buildings in district
The Lilly Primary School Building … Altoona Mirror story confirms many of my beliefs A few weeks ago, I reported on some rumors that had...
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hughconrad52
Apr 15, 20236 min read
Is it time to end the Catholic seal of confessional that protects child-abusers, murderers?
… “sanctity of confession vs. safety of children” “Only God can forgive sins.” For years, the Roman Catholic Church has been protecting...
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hughconrad52
Apr 14, 20233 min read
No way a low-level, uneducated Nat. Guard airman had access to that level of top-secret documents
Did he act alone? … "a low-level employee should [not[ be able to see it." Forgive me for not believing the U.S. military in this case....
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hughconrad52
Apr 11, 20233 min read
Why? “Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered”
… “It’s just a devastating decline” As a young child in Pennsylvania, nothing was as exciting and stimulating as the appearance of a...
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hughconrad52
Apr 11, 20234 min read
Sen. George Mitchell brokered an Irish peace deal that has lasted for 25 years
… ended more than three decades of “the Troubles” Now 89-years-of-age and battling leukemia, former Sen. George Mitchell knew that he had...
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hughconrad52
Apr 10, 20233 min read
On this Easter Sunday, celebrating the three Mary’s who stood at the foot of the cross
… women were closer to Jesus than his apostles The image at the foot of the cross is clear, though the four synoptics — Matthew, Mark,...
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hughconrad52
Apr 9, 20234 min read
Christian Charity: The 1972 St. Brigid’s Church fire in Lilly was a tragedy that demonstrated love
The interior of St. Brigid's prior to the fire “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Matthew: 22:35-37 The horrible irony could not...
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hughconrad52
Apr 8, 20236 min read
How fires — brought two Catholic Churches in Lilly, Pa. very close
… Mount Carmel was a “potential tragedy” Part 1 In the early days of Catholicism in Western Pa. — and elsewhere in the USA — the churches...
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