Jimmy Breslin

Nov 22, 2024 | saturdayeveningpost.com | Jimmy Breslin

—From “Still They Come to the Hillside” by Jimmy Breslin, from the November 21, 1964, issue of The Saturday Evening PostClinton Pollard, groundskeeper at Arlington National Cemetery, was one of the last people to serve President Kennedy. He was paid $3.01 an hour for it and he said the whole thing was an honor. “When I dug the grave, I liked that good dirt that come up and I wanted to grow good turf for the grave on it. Well, we did that. But the summer was so tough it just dried it out.

May 28, 2024 | mailchi.mp | Edward Ongweso Jr |Dana Liebelson |Dan Barry |Jimmy Breslin

By Krista Langlois for Hakai Magazine (~25 minutes)In the 1970s, with the help of the World Bank, the government of Mexico set about turning a small fishing region called Los Cabos into a resort town. The result was one of North America’s most popular vacation destinations, now drawing over 3 million visitors per year. That boom has done very little for non-tourists, however: beaches shrank, coastlines were blocked by vast hotels, and residents were displaced.