Early Edition: How I lost a piece of Cold War history

Take a step behind the scenes as we highlight some memorable moments from the Ottawa Citizen’s storied past. Chris Cobb, who covered the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, recounts how his quest for a memento of his adventures fell short.
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It was late in 1989, my last day in Berlin after a stretch working in Eastern Europe, watching and writing as the Soviet empire collapsed.
Before I left, I wanted a few pieces of the famed Berlin Wall. And Christmas was coming. What better