David Wilson

2 months ago | dartmouthalumnimagazine.com | David Wilson

As coverage of last spring’s Boston Marathon bombings reminded us, people test themselves for more than 26 miles at a clip for a lot of different reasons—often nothing to do with fitness or a runner’s personal passion for sport. What was especially stunning about Boston was the juxtaposition of terrorism against families celebrating together. Among those who finished well ahead of the blasts was Tom Dente, who in 2008 decided to run one marathon a month for five years.

Jan 28, 2025 | sgvtribune.com | David Wilson

A new UCLA study found that the Eaton fire disproportionally impacted Altadena’s Black community and that systemic inequality and redlining contributed to fire vulnerability. The study, released on Tuesday, Jan. 28, made six findings touching on the current impact of the fire, how history played a role and what future steps need to be taken in the wake of the devastation.

Nov 3, 2024 | columbian.com | David Wilson

News / Nation & World ‘Get out! Get out!’ Crowd throws mud at royal couple PAIPORTA, Spain — A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the epicenter of their nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory. Spain’s national broadcaster reported that the barrage included a few rocks and other objects and that two bodyguards were treated for injuries. One could be seen with a bloody...

Oct 16, 2024 | mondaq.com | David Wilson

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Jul 14, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | David Wilson

In the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865, Benjamin Disraeli addressed the House of Commons and suggested that “assassination has never changed the history of the world.” Disraeli, of course, was speaking before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914, which is usually seen as the immediate cause of the First World War, and before a wave of more recent political assassinations which would include, at the very least, the murders of John F...