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David Haldane
David Haldane, a former Los Angeles Times staff writer, is an award-winning American journalist, author and broadcaster. He has homes in Joshua Tree, California, and Surigao City, Philippines, where he lives with his Filipino wife and their two children.
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First Communion
By David HaldaneTHE
voices of children.There’s nothing quite
like it, especially when they’re raised in song. I had occasion to hear lots of
singing children’s voices over...
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The trashman is here!
By David HaldaneIT never fails.Every week – generally, but not always, on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday
– we are startled by the sudden explosion of...
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A different way of death
By David HaldaneIT seemed more like a birthday than a funeral. Resting in a raised wooden coffin with arms folded and eyes closed, the
corpse looked...
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Drum rolls
By David HaldaneIT never gets old.No matter how many times I hear the drum rolls, see the flags raised,
marvel to the stirring national anthems,...
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The importance of memory
By David HaldaneTHE dust was so thick that you couldn’t see the air.
When it finally cleared, though, there was a sight to behold; some...
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