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September 4, 2009Nikki’s Legacy
Nikki, the 21-year-old daughter of Cliff and Amy and sister to Josh, died of an accidental overdose. She had been clean and sober for 15 months prior to her death. But like all of these young people, there is so much more to them than their disease. Nikki loved animals, particularly horses. She loved fashion, sailing, lacrosse, basketball and softball. And she loved her family.
To remember her, the Party in the Park will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Padonia Park West Picnic Area, 12006 Jennifer Road in Cockeysville. It will include games, crafts, interactive activities and music, including the children’s band, Milkshake, Baltimore’s own Tall in the Saddle and Cruise.
— Phil Jacobs
In Ted’s Shadow
Sometimes, even when you’ve had a fleeting brush with fame and greatness, memory has a way of tricking you and then chuckling right in your face…
Out of the corner of my eye, I happened to spot Sen. Ted Kennedy, standing alone (as I recall it), only a few footsteps away from me. He was smiling, calm and looked pretty much like he always did on TV — Uncle Teddy. He seemed lost in thought.
— Alan Feiler
Crying Health Care
A disconnect has developed in this country between our government and its citizens because many of us, besides voting (and the percentage of us even doing that isn’t something to brag about) are not involved in, let alone understand, the process of our government. There’s a “Wizard of Oz” mystique to government that, unfortunately, many politicians and the lobbyists behind them capitalize on by either trying to scare us, misguide us, or just flat out confuse us. Health care reform is a perfect case in point.
— Joseph Velisek
Adam Kirr’s Star
The world is divided into two kinds of people: those that wish, and those that see their wishes through.
Baltimore native Adam Kirr, the young singer and songwriter with more gusto than one man can handle, says, “Deciding to become a musician was just something that I felt like I had to do. As far back as I can remember, my intuition and heart has driven me towards music.” And drove him it did… all the way to Los Angeles — the hardest and most rewarding place in America to pursue a music career. Since then, it’s been nothing but driving forward.
— Richie Frieman
Vatican Comedy
Word that the Vatican is charging that the U.S. and British governments suppressed information about the extent of the Holocaust is all at once comic, ironic and tragic. The Vatican also noted that the wartime Pope Pius XII worked quietly to help save Rome’s Jews during the Nazi occupation of the city.
This is neither new nor news. It’s more likely part of the Vatican’s ongoing campaign to deflect criticism of the wartime Pius XII.
In truth, everyone failed when it came to the Holocaust. There are no points to score, but only profound lessons to learn. That is why trying to place one group’s piety over another is a sad, sad chapter in the ongoing effort to comprehend the massive tragedy of the 20th century.
— Neil Rubin