Russ Emerson | August 26, 2009
As I noted last year, when Ted Kennedy had brain surgery, I knew he had the best neurosurgeon in the world; that same surgeon was the one who had operated on me six months earlier.* At the time, I sent the senator my best wishes, and I meant it. I’m not going to say that […]
Russ Emerson | August 26, 2009
I didn’t think it would be long. Sen. Edward Kennedy, the longtime, beloved lawmaker whose personal tragedies along with his professional triumphs and losses unfolded in the public eye, has died of brain cancer. He was 77. Beloved by some, perhaps. Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment. Me, I merely rue the […]