‘Earn this … earn it.’
A year ago, after writing a story about a local family’s loss, my intent had been to make that an annual project:...
Angelkeep Journals: Massive cicada invasion, and other hokey hoax
Now that spring has arrived, regardless of the doctrines of Punxsutawney Phil, who, by the way has only a 39% accuracy over...
Angelkeep Journals: ‘Curiouser and curiouser’
Angelkeep Journals tips the Mad Hatter’s hat to Lewis Carroll, the author something of an inspiration for this column. A tip of...
Who knew you needed to be flexible to own a dog
One of the tests that I never looked forward to taking in physical education class was the...
Angelkeep Journals: The hits and misses of heron videography
Spotting a great blue heron on Angelpond demanded an instant cease to current activity in favor of an observation period. Typically herons...
Life lessons from Thing One and Thing Two
Holly Gaskill
I tend to be a creature of habit.
Depending on your perspective of...
These phrases are dead giveaways you’re from the Midwest
One of my favorite magazines to read has long been “Reader’s Digest.” I admire how the writers put their stories together in...
Navigating the culture wars: Who has the playbook?
I’ve been struggling with this — betting you have, too. So I found it heartening to read this sentence in a commentary...
State races bring property taxes to the table for more discussion, debate
Having imbibed — some might say over-imbibed — in property tax issues for the past couple years, it has been interesting to...
Getting older in more ways than one
There’s no question that I am increasingly earning the classification of an “old guy.” Many of my...