Self-Renewal

John W. Gardner served as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Lyndon Johnson and founded the non-profit organization Common Cause as a “citizens’ lobby” in 1970. Gardner’s 1963 book “Self-Renewal” described the importance for society of each individual’s role, not in standing “a dreary watch over the ancient values,” but in promoting “their task

The Rebel League

Reading “The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association” by Ed Willes brought back more memories of the players and teams of the upstart league than I knew I had. I would say that I didn’t pay much attention to the World Hockey Association during its existence from 1972 to