by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 11, 2009 | Reminiscences
Nine years ago today, I walked down to the newspaper stand on the Redstone Arsenal military post to fetch a copy of The Huntsville Times that included an article featuring our family. I still remember the days preceding it when the news reporter and photographer...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 2, 2008 | Comedy, Politics, Reminiscences, World Views
As this Election comes to an end, I would like to share with readers why such political experiences so deeply affect me. I didn’t think anything of politics and government until Election 2000, when I was a 10 year old child. I didn’t really have a clue...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 6, 2006 | World Views
I actually wondered about that until I was at least 11 years old. When I thought of the United States of America, I imagined for awhile a wide panorama of politicians and celebrities and average citizens that were all “strangers” to me. When I was 10,...