Katie Couric's Notebook: The Other Hillary
Admit it, you know exactly who you think of when you hear the name "Hillary." But before the Clintons went to Washington, Sir Edmund Hillary went to the top of the world. His now-famous ascent to the summit of Mt. Everest serves as an inspiration to anyone looking to conquer the unknown.
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It was with sadness that I heard of the passing of the great Sir Edmund Hillary this week.
A number of years ago, I had the rare opportunity to hear him speak about his Ascent of Everest, and afterwards meet him personally. Although he had climbed the Earth''s highest summit, in many ways he was really quite down to earth. Although the great stature of the man, both literally and figuratively, was clearly evident as well, his spirit of adventure and fun clearly shone through. He inspired the world to achieve higher and more noble goals,to conquer the unknown,to climb every mountain.
He was both a great mountaineer and a great human being as well. His achievement of being the first man to climb Mt. Everest is hailed and recognized throughout the world. And his work for environmental causes, and his great humanitarian work for the peoples of the Nepalese region will not be forgotten either.
God Bless Sir Edmund Hillary.
Peter
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:57:53 +0000
Dear Ms. Kouric,
I watch your evening news program daily. I am writing to make a
suggestion that would be a first among all the major channels. I
think you would attract a huge number of new viewers if you had a
daily one or two minute segment covering news from the Americas -
Central, Latin and South America. There is enough of importance
happening there from earthquakes to football fever to political
events that would, I am sure, provide coverage on a systematic
basis.
Hope you find this suggestion useful enough to implement. I''''ll be
watching!
Best wishes for continued success.
Bernhard Kainer
Boca Raton, Florida
I am posring this again after I saw no mention on your evening news about the release of hostages in Colombia by Chavez of Venezuela.
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Bill,
It goes to character. If we can%u2019t trust what Clinton says about her own
What can we trust about her? Can we trust her to be President.
after Sir Edmund Hillary.
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Bill,
It goes to character. If we can%u2019t trust what Hillary Clinton says about her own name, what can we trust about her? Can we trust her to be President?.