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Ian Houston: Love is the only thing we leave behind that is of true value

The pulse of New York City throbs with the vigour of a race horse in full gallop. I saddled up long ago to ride that glorious dynamism, and the...

26.04.2024 9

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Ian M. Houston: Immigrants should be embraced not demonised

Having been tucked away in the closet of winter, nature’s instruments of hope recently re-emerged in the Washington, DC area. A symphony of cherry...

26.03.2024 5

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Ian Houston: I met an American hero - it was the honour of my life

On a recent Sunday morning I moved through the streets of one of America’s most striking cities, San Francisco. The city takes its name from...

04.03.2024 7

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Letter from America: We must always dream of a better world

In 1963, 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, patience was rightfully running thin for African Americans. For its credibility as a nation...

30.01.2024 20

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Ian Houston: A winter message: when the path seems dark, keep the candle shining

I often consider you, reader, and your time of stopping for a moment to review my thoughts. How I wish we were face to face, sharing ideas and a...

18.12.2023 10

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Ian Houston: The leader we should all be looking to for inspiration

The late William Greer was born in 1909 in Stewartstown, a village in Northern Ireland. At 20-years-old, he left behind his homeland with a heavy and...

20.11.2023 6