Author: Barry D. Wood

Barry D. Wood is a writer, teacher and journalist in Washington, DC. His focus is the global economy and financial markets. He has reported from 60 countries and specializes in US China relations, Eastern Europe and Southern Africa. His 2017 book is Exploring New Europe, A Bicycle Journey.
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Remembering Leonard Cohen

In honor of Leonard Cohen and the wonderful documentary of his life, “Hallelujah,” I’m reposting my Huffington Post reflection from the time of his death in 2016. THE BLOG Remembering Leonard Cohen By  Barry D. Wood, Contributor Washington-based writer and broadcaster Nov 14, 2016, 11:19 PM EST|Updated Dec 6, 2017 Judy Levinson lived in an upstairs apartment next door to where I stayed on Elm Street … Continue reading Remembering Leonard Cohen

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Thomas Jefferson, Natural Bridge, & My Great-Grandfather

I. Thomas Jefferson was smitten with the rugged beauty of the Natural Bridge deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia. He visited this geographic wonder 120 miles from Monticello at least six times, describing its sturdy limestone arch 250 feet above Cedar Creek, as “the most sublime of nature’s works.”  Natural Bridge, May 2022  (Barry D. Wood photo) Jefferson was enthralled both by the … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson, Natural Bridge, & My Great-Grandfather

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