STUDS TERKEL, RIP

Studs Terkel, author and great American died on Friday at the age of 96. Studs was the historian of common man. He went out and talked to ordinary people about their experiences, and the hardships they suffered in the Great Depression. He talked to ordinary people about their jobs and how difficult it could be to keep the job and pay the rent.

I read most of his books many years ago. I should go through my library, find the books and re-read them.

To all Americans: Read Studs' books. You will gain a better understanding of what we have been through, and what we may go through in the near future, especially the economic future.

Studs, you may be gone, but surely not forgotten.