Geneva Overholser

Encounters 5: For a newspaper, ownership is destiny In these dark days for the Washington Post I have thought often of Katharine Graham.

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ENCOUNTERS 2: Saying, with grace, what all need to hear and nobody wants to Dori Maynard and me, New York, 2014

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I just want to note how much admiration I have for Karen Bass and Muriel Bowser -- serious, substantial, calm, thoughtful, strong mayors keeping their cities' best interests in focus in an impossible situation. Wow.

And the Times’ Position on Endorsing Is…? Behind The New York Times’ recent mishmash of a non-endorsement editorial – the one urging readers not to choose Zohran Mamdani for mayor – lies a backstory (or two or three) worth parsin…

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AFRICA DAYS, compiled This is a compilation of serialized posts, published online from February to May 2025, about my years living and traveling in Africa half a century earlier.

AFRICA DAYS, compiled
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AFRICA DAYS: The Finale Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

AFRICA DAYS: The Finale
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AFRICA DAYS 20: The Splendid Sahara, After All Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling throughout Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 19: Glorious Morocco -- and Autumn, at Last Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 18: The Dogon People, a Desert Decision and Dakar Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 17: Ghana's tragic and wondrous offerings, Luxury in Abidjan Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 16: Benin, Togo and the Pleasure of Life in Miles Motuka Miles on the beach in Benin

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AFRICA DAYS 15: Cultural Treasures of Nigeria Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 14: West Africa Beckons Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 13: Leaving Zaire Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 12: Ruwenzori Summit and Ituri Rainforest Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

AFRICA DAYS 12: Ruwenzori Summit and Ituri Rainforest
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AFRICA DAYS 11: Ptolemy’s Mountains of the Moon Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa…

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AFRICA DAYS 10: Rainy Season, Bush Travel and Prep for the Drive Out Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 9: Poling in the Okavango Swamp, South Africa Whiplash Note: Africa Days is a series of posts based on journals and letters from my years living in Kinshasa and traveling across Africa, beginning in 1974.

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AFRICA DAYS 7: Destination Kilimanjaro “Our 77-day summer adventure began with a flight from Kinshasa to Nairobi on June 7 (1975).

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AFRICA DAYS 6: Climbing Mount Nyiragongo, Walking in Rwanda The volcano that was to be the final part of our 1975 spring-break tour is considered Africa’s most dangerous. As was typical of travel in…

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AFRICA DAYS 5: A Gorilla Trek and Our First Game Park Note: The once idyllic part of Zaire that I wrote about after our visit 50 years ago is today a scene of horror. Thousands have been killed…

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AFRICA DAYS 4: Into the Interior by River and Rail Over our winter break, we finally made it deep into the interior of Zaire, traveling by riverboat and train. I sent this “Christmas Trip…

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AFRICA DAYS 3: Into the countryside It would be a little while after the Rumble that we’d finally begin the travels we were itching to take outside the city. But Kinshasa was…

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AFRICA DAYS 2: The Fight, a Fanta with Ali and Advice from Mailer Within weeks of our arrival, Kinshasa was scheduled to play host to the fight that would become known as the Rumble in the Jungle. The…

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AFRICA DAYS: The Beginning In the summer of 1974, three years into my newspaper career, I got married. Mike had just landed a job he’d been longing for — in Africa. He would be teaching for two years at The American School o…

Beginning a series on my years and travels in Africa, a half century ago

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Thank you, thank you, thank you.

There are countless numbers of us out here supporting you and professing not just the integrity of your poll but also your wisdom and professionalism over the years. Your unparalleled contributions shine bright. This base and baseless effort to discredit you and the Register cannot dim them.