01.20.2009 5:33 pm

Inauguration Day!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As expected, the day started off at a frantic pace. The over-capacity crowds riding the Metro rails were sucked into even larger, sea-like crowds once they exited the stations.

I changed routes after seeing the unending lines outside specified, color-coded gates.…

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Tags: ancestors, crowd, Decatur, Election, freedom, GA, God, IL., jazz, jumbo, Las Vegas, Metro, Mississippi, National Mall, O'Fallon, Obama, screen, Silver Spring, Washington, Washington Monument

01.19.2009 11:50 pm

A Certain Kind of Majesty to This Place …

By Sylvester Brown Jr.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Maybe because it’s the capital of the United States or that there’s so much history tied to this district. The site was, after all, chosen by George Washington himself. Perhaps it’s because I’ve only seen Washington, DC from publications, the…

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Tags: America, Capitol, Chinese, Democratic, District, elect, George Washington, House, IL., legislators, monuments, museums, O'Fallon, O'Flaherty, Obama, President, ratified, residents, Senate, United States

Inauguration Day!

A Certain Kind of Majesty to This Place …

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