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Commentary & Opinion

Commentary & Opinion

  • Marie O’Grady Pickering with columnist’s younger brothers Peter (left) and James. Italy, 1961
    From the collection of Ralph Gardner Jr.
    My understanding was that funeral masses at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue were typically reserved for cardinals, mayors and the similarly well-connected.
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    WAMC
    Not for nothing has singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot garnered three top songwriting awards, including the Kerrville New Folk Competition’s Best New Folk Award, the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act, and Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.