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The History of the Easter Bunny and to see scary Easter Bunny Photos from the Early 1900's visit the photos on the link below...
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/04/05/2nd-life-media-alamogordo-town-news-a-look-back-easter-1921-the-origins-of-the-easter-bunny/
John F Kennedy wrote an essay on the softening of America in the 1960's. Sadly his outlook on the softening of youth is as important today as at any time in history. Interscholastic sports and extra curricular activities such as band, speech and debate, theater and more all all to the rounding and activity of youth to keep them engaged, stimulated and growing physically and mentally. Learn more of president Kennedy's speech and the historical steps forward toward interscholastic activities and America's youth from the 1960's to present day...
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2020/05/12/softening-of-america/
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National Crayon Day Adults & Kids Celebrate and the Adult Coloring Craze. What is your favorite Crayon color? Learn the history of the Crayon.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/03/31/fun-fact-march-31st-national-crayon-day-unofficial-holiday-adults-kids-celebrate-what-was-your-favorite-crayon-color-2nd-life-media-alamogordo-town-news/
When in student congress, several years ago, we toured the capital, held a session of student congress, and I sat at then Congressman (Jim) James Ralph Sasser’s desk, since I represented Tennessee as a student legislative representative.
I dropped my pen and found a bag attached to my seat. Congressman Sasser’s aid laughed and said don’t touch that, “it’s a relic of the Cold War period, masks are provided to every member of the house and senate while on the floor and in their offices as a safety precaution in the event of terrorist attack or a gas attack by the Russians.”
Imagine my surprise to see congress in masks all these years later. The story of those masks, how present ones operate and will Democracy survive?
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/01/08/a-gas-mask-an-atomic-vault-protected-democracy-1-6-2020/
The quest of space exploration is the next and final frontier for humankind. We may make mistakes along the way, we may stumble but we must explore and reach for the stars as it is our destiny. Remembering the Challenger Disaster 35 years later by Author Chris Edwards.
A written version of this with photos and more commentaries may be found at the written blog of AuthorChrisEdwards.com
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/01/28/remembering-the-challenger-35-years-later-author-chris-edwards/
Author Chris Edwards has spent over 1 year in New Mexico researching and writing of the history of High School interscholastic sports in Southern New Mexico. His best selling book series Coach Robert Sepulveda: The Early Days Book 1, available on Amazon explores the creation of interscholastic sports in New Mexico in 1912 forward. His biography and history lesson details stories of coaches, athletes, details records of Alamogordo High School and shows the impact of integration and Title IX girls entering high school sports on society. One of the many individuals Author Chris Edwards got to speak with in the book research recently died. This is an overview of his story and the story of the athlete and coach that Jack Geron became...
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/03/08/remembering-alamogordo-high-school-coach-alamo-jack-geron/
Author Chris Edwards author of the 90 Days to a Glass Half Full Lifestyle Series and Coach Robert Sepulveda The Early Days Books available on Amazon explores the history of New Mexico and the exploration of "Frenchy's Cabin" one of the first European settlements in New Mexico in the early 1800s. Photos and more may be found on his blog Authorchrisedwards.com This verbal story tells the highlights of the history and the hike to Frenchy's cabin.
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This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/03/23/frenchys-cabin-indian-wells-of-new-mexico-1800s/
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