W. Richard Reegan

I am a graduate and post-graduate of The Institute of Children's Literature. Houghton-Mifflin and SIRS Inc. have purchased reprint rights for all of my mag' articles, I also write feature pieces for newspapers.
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  • Palatial Vacations for War Veterans
    5/2/2006
    This new program for veterans and friends of veterans allows them to vacation almost anywhere in the world for just 299.00 for a full week. There is no charge for extra people, (up to eight). For those who would rather be captain of their own boat - same.
  • No Matter the Season, Pittsfield MA Has a Cure for the Blues
    4/24/2006
    Short article featuring some of the attractions in and around Pittsfield, MA.Tanglewood, home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the summer, Mass MoCA, and Williams College are mentioned.
  • Supernatural Stories Haunt Hoosac Tunnel
    4/7/2006
    During the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel, 1865-1878, ghosts were seen, and murder was committed. The worst accident happened in October 1867. Thirteen men were buried alive. All that winter villagers heard screams and saw images of men near the pit.
  • The Gurdon Light in Arkansas
    3/22/2006
    A myserious light about the size of a basketball hovers above the railroad tracksjust north of Gurdon, Arkansas. Appearing along a four-mile stretch of track that runs through a swamp and a cemetery, constantly changing color. No one knows what it is.
  • The Oldest Post Office in Hinsdale, NH
    2/9/2006
    When the big, yellow building with brown trim opened its doors in 1816, James Madison was president, the Pony Express was still 44 years into the future, the Civil War was 45 years away, and Abraham Lincoln was 7 years old.
  • How Diptheria Gave Birth to the Iditarod: History of the Biggest Sled Dog Race
    2/9/2006
    It was 1925. The city of Nome had been hit with an epidemic - diptheria. Without vaccine, many, if not all woulkd die. Anchorage had a supply, but was 1200 miles away. They decided only sled dogs would have a chance to bring it in. The Iditaraod was born.
  • First Woman in Flight: Harriet Quimby
    2/9/2006
    Short bio of Harriet Quimby, the first woman in U.S. history to receive a commercial pilot's license - and her tragic, untimely death.
  • Moving Rocks in Death Valley National Park
    1/11/2006
    A mysterious but unseen force is shoving huge boulders around in Death Valley National Park, CA
  • Douglas A. Munro: The U.S. Coast Guard's Medal of Honor Recipient
    1/9/2006
    On the morning of 27 Sept., 1942, Signalman First Class Douglas a Munro organized a rescue mission that saved 500 Marines who were pinned down on the beach at Guadalcanal. It cost Munro his life. President Roosevelt gave the award to Munro's family.
  • The Mystery of People Vanishing from Glastenbury Mountain
    1/5/2006
    Many people who have gone to Glastenbury Mountain were never seen or heard from again. In spite of massive police and private searches, they remain missing.

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