Author Archives: Bill Halamandaris

On July 4, 1776, our first Independence Day, one of the first acts of the Continental Congress was to pass a resolution authorizing a committee to research and devise a National Motto, as well as a seal for the new … Continue reading →

I was slow to marry. From an early age, my parents had told me to choose the person I would marry carefully. They said it was likely to be the most important decision I ever made and I took their … Continue reading →

Senator Frank E. Moss brought me to Washington. He was the last Democrat elected to the Senate from Utah, serving from l959 to l977. Moss was a liberal in the most conservative state in the union.  So when he announced … Continue reading →

What does hell look like? Is it fiery and hot or dark and cold? Does it exist at all outside of our minds? I visited hell in 1992. It was in an AIDS ward in an LA hospital. There I … Continue reading →

I never thought I would be grateful for bingo. My wife had just graduated from college and started her first job when her mother had a brain aneurysm.   She quit work and spent the next two years tending to her … Continue reading →