Ed Packard, veteran Alabama elections official and expert, passes away at 57

Ed Packard Passes Away at 57 Ed Packard retired from the Alabama Secretary’s Office in December 2021, wrapping up nearly 25 years in the realm of state elections. He has died at the age of 57, with arrangements forthcoming. In 1996, Packard became the first person in the country to receive a Master of Public […]

hiker Robert Packard looks back on his career

Robert Packard made the world’s 7,000th ascent of Little Baldy Mountain in Colorado on September 15, 2019. Robert Packard The decorated record holder and pioneer of his sport lives in an unpretentious apartment in Flagstaff’s tree-lined streets. Now 86, his Robert “Bob” Packard has spent the better part of the last 60 years climbing mountainsides […]