Window on the World Column | The Spirits of Thanksgiving Past
Ah, those memories, like the corner of my mind. Most days we chug along, casting a glance back once in a while when Facebook reminds us of something, or if itās Mamaās birthday and sheās no longer of the planet ā or itās sister...
Funny Papers Again Column | Solstice, Schmolstice ⦠Give Me a Sunny Equinox Any Day
I loathe the 24 hours of Dec. 21-22, 2021. And it has nothing to do with this year. I hate Dec. 21 every year and have since before I knew the whole planetary explanation of why I detest the day. (Reason is because the...
Guest Column | Investing in Community Health: An Update on Mee Memorialās Diagnostic Imaging and Emergency Department Renovations
It is with great pride and gratitude that I share a significant milestone for Mee Memorial Healthcare System and the communities we serve: the completion of the first phase of our remodeled Diagnostic Imaging Department.
In an area where resources and transportation can often limit...
Letters to the Editor for Week of June 7
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Window on the World Column | Showtime Over Easter
It was finally Show Time, and I was so excited. Not only was I doing a book signing with my oldest friend in my hometown on the East Coast of England, but the book was also based on our childhoods growing up in this...
Window on the World Column | Bucket Listed ā Part II
The plane from the Isle of Man to London was only up in the air long enough to take a look at the clouds, and then it was back down again. We landed at London City airport in a timely fashion, hooked a cab...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Twelfth Month and Its Celebrations Around the World
For those who do not recall Funny Papers Again of two weeks ago, it was about Christmas and so I had done some research about December celebrations, but due to word allotment it was omitted because I went on, some would say, on and...
Worthy to Print Column: I was contrary
Sometimes we forget how are motherās guidance shaped our behavior. Nobodyās mother wants to see their children in trouble with the law or school. Yet most of the time we just simply forget and do stupid things that you hope your mother will never...
Funny Papers Again Column | On the Wings of Time Grief Flies Away
We all have what we nostalgically refer to as our āhometown,ā that place where we spent maybe not the most years of our lives but surely the years we recall with sharpest memory; and as decade follows decade the people and places we knew...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries ā A Work of Love
Thereās something about being an author that is very addictive. Sometimes you can be midway through the tedious proofing of a manuscript ā most writersā least favorite thing ā and already be working on the plot for the next book.
Sometimes ā as is the...


















