Harry Covert is a veteran journalist and writer, broadcast and print. He writes from Alexandria. His columns appear in numerous newspapers and can be found at www.thecovertletter.com.
I was on a working visit to Port au Prince, Haiti, back in November before the earthquake.
The people are so poor they make “DIRT COOKIES” and sell them for 2¢ each. I saw how they are made — with dirt, salt and butter or lard.
Then put on cardboard to dry in the sun. We went to the community in Cite Soleil,
“Idle minds are the devil's workshop,” according to a popular proverb.
No where is it more obvious than in jails, detention center or prisons.
The inmate services division of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office has instituted unique monthly programs for the express purpose of encouraging inmates
Sheriff Dana Lawhorne didn’t wait to marshal his "troops" into action when the two blizzards struck his beloved Alexandria, the latest on Feb. 5.
First thing he did was assign members of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office, both sworn and civilian, for duty in the City’s Emergency Operations Center. They performed
Taking British Air's overnight flight 292 is a pleasant journey from Dulles to London's Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport. The seven-and-a-half hour trans-Atlantic trip on the Boeing 747 did allow time to see Tom Hanks' Angels and Demons. I put away my wireless Kindle after 10 chapters of Dan Brown's
Dave Baker made Alexandria a safer city.
He was an innovative policeman, far-seeing in management style as police chief and always on the hunt for new and effective ideas to control crime He aimed high to eliminate crime and criminals on city streets. Under his leadership
Duke Short is a treasure trove of American politics.
Straight from the frontlines, a man who made things happen. He is indeed a political expert summa cum laude. He kept good notes and friends during his career
Usually on Thursdays in the spring, Miss Martin read Homer’s Iliad to her sixth graders at John W. Daniel School. The windows were raised and we little tykes hoped a breeze would flow through the room.
I love the idyllic scenes from Kenya, the Maasai warriors and all sorts of such things from this part of the world.
Apart from the magnificent scenery, I can tell you, there’s another side. It’s not pretty.
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