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Harry Covert

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.

Articles By Harry Covert

THE COVERT REPORT/Jitneys to Journalism

Mar 19,2013

Back in the gentle days of my childhood, it was fun riding the city bus, from the stop near my house to the end of the route and back. Gosh, it was a joy and, no kidding, this five year old wasn't in danger of being attacked or abused by the friendly driver. In those formative

COVERT MATTERS/ Dinner With Foxes and Confederate Money

Feb 28,2012

I always chuckled hearing the old line, "Save yore Confederate money boys, the South's gonna rise again." Andy Griffith made that famous. For years as a gag, I had fun using $100 confederate bills as a notepad, long before we had the joy of electronic mail. It felt good using first-class U.S.

COVERT REPORT/In Haiti, 'Dirt Cookies' on the Menu

Apr 21,2010

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,

COVERT REPORT/Inmates Urged to Learn from the Past, Start Over

Feb 23,2010

“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

COVERT FILE/When Blizzards Arrive, Sheriff and Staff Start Shoveling

Feb 23,2010

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

Letter From London: The Classic Michelle Obama

Oct 06,2009

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: Leadership Still Matters

Aug 05,2009

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

THE COVERT FILE/ Duke Short's Life and Times

Jul 14,2009

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

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