Steve Benson for November 01, 2019

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    Durak Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Sorry, whose legacy? Whose car?

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    Frankfreak  over 4 years ago

    “Donald Fifield Bolles was an American investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic whose murder in a car bombing has been linked to his coverage of the Mafia, especially the Chicago Outfit. "

    Might this be the subject?

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    Strawberry Hellcat: Gair I gall, ffon I’r anghall  over 4 years ago

    The courage of journalists should never be forgotten. For if we lose those who speak the truth about power, we ourselves are truly lost.

    https://www.azmirror.com/2019/10/30/bolles-investigator-hopes-to-find-new-home-for-famous-car/

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Oh, no, it wasn’t until I read the Arizona Mirror article (thanks for posting the link, Upton) that I became aware that the Newseum was closing. It’s a national tragedy. The Newseum is an amazing place, one of the top places to visit in a city loaded with amazing places. Every American should make one final pilgrimage to DC to see it before the end.

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    braindead Premium Member over 4 years ago

    A journalist dying under tragic and mysterious circumstances — that only happens in a country run by oligarchs, right?

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    donald ramsey Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Don Bolles died pursuing a story of corruption. The least we can do is preserve the car he where he met his death.

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    Dtroutma  over 4 years ago

    Without reading the article, remember well the murder of Don Bolles. Today it makes me think of what Bonespurs wants to do with all journalists reporting the truth.

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    Strawberry Hellcat: Gair I gall, ffon I’r anghall  over 4 years ago

    Shameful that a museum as this would have to close. Infuriates me even more than the closing of the National Textile Museum, which was recently shuttered as well. As a fiber artist, I could rant on “the 1% vs the 99%” of that particular travesty all day – and I’m grateful George Washington University stepped up to offer a new home for the collections. Hopefully, a similar lifeline will be offered to the Newseum.

    https://dc.curbed.com/2017/1/10/14228348/museum-textile-house

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    ruthkando  over 4 years ago

    Why post it today?

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    ez-tees  over 4 years ago

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    pamela welch Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Yes Steve, Mr Bolles car/memory must be preserved.

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    pileatedwoody  over 4 years ago

    Bombed car of assassinated Az reporter Don Bolles needs new home by Jeremy Duda Posted Oct 30, 2019, 1:43 pm Arizona MirrorEXCERPT: “The white Datsun, surprisingly well preserved despite the many years it spent exposed to the elements in an outdoor lot, still looks much as it did more than 40 years ago, the day six sticks of dynamite exploded underneath Don Bolles. The driver’s side door hangs open, as it did after Bolles crawled from his bombed-out car and onto the searing blacktop. The ground beneath the car is visible through a gaping hole in the floor.

    Forty-three years after the murder of Bolles, a reporter for The Arizona Republic, the car stands as a monument to a journalist who paid the ultimate price for his work. But that monument won’t be open to the public for much longer.

    Beset by financial problems, the Newseum, a Washington, D.C., institution dedicated to the craft and history of journalism, will close its doors at the end of the year. The museum is searching for a new, more affordable home. Until then, its exhibits will go into storage. That includes perhaps its most famous artifact, which is the centerpiece of an exhibit dedicated to Bolles.

    George Weisz is hoping that won’t be the case. For the second time, Weisz, who spent years working on the Bolles case at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, wants to find a new home for the shattered Datsun. Whether it stays in D.C. or comes home to Arizona, Weisz wants to ensure that the car remains open to the public." continue with the article at: http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103019_bolles_car/bombed-car-assassinated-az-reporter-don-bolles-needs-new-home/

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    Dtroutma  over 4 years ago

    BTW worked on several stories with Don, not “biggies”, but he was a definite good guy.

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