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Column: An American soldier’s view of the end of World War II
By Madeleine Johnson | Valley News | Published: 11/14/2023 | Modified: 11/14/2023 On March 29, 1945, American troops entered the town of Wetzlar, Germany, a small industrial center in the region of Hesse, about an hour north of Frankfurt. The U.S. Army Signal Corps filmed it. From a tank crossing a bridge in the center… Continue reading Column: An American soldier’s view of the end of World War II
Column: When the ‘Yankee Division’ saved Paris
By Madeleine Johnson | Valley News | Published: 11/13/2021 | Modified: 11/17/2021 The vineyards’ autumn leaves gild the hillsides, while mist lingers here in the valley of France’s Marne River. This is Champagne country and the harvest of the chardonnay, pinot noir and Meunier grapes was completed a few weeks ago. A spring freeze, a… Continue reading Column: When the ‘Yankee Division’ saved Paris
Essay: The changing landscape of ‘The Sound of Music’
By Madeleine Johnson | Valley News | Published 12/20/2019 | Modified 12/20/2019 The first time I ever saw The Sound of Music was also my first time in a grown-up theater. It was in London in 1964 and I skipped home in a British drizzle singing “Raindrops on roses…” Last week, Northern Stage’s production made me feel… Continue reading Essay: The changing landscape of ‘The Sound of Music’
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