Lori Borgman: Bigger house and fewer kids don’t mean more closet space
We began married life in a 1930s Craftsman bungalow with three small bedrooms. Each bedroom had a closet the size of a telephone booth. Everything fit.
John Grindrod: Long forgotten, yearbooks become historical volumes
As a history lover, whenever I’m reading a historical book, I’ll often wonder what would be said about my own life should I have been included in such a volume. Then, it occurred to me, even devoid of any renowned moments in an otherwise fulfilling but pretty ordinary life, there actually were indeed four history books of which I was a part.
Legal-Ease: What elements make a valid will?
Many people will try to cut corners to try to save a few dollars. That could mean trying to paint your own house instead of hiring a professional painter, or maybe trying to do your own landscaping instead of hiring a professional landscaper.
David Trinko: Shedding some light on our shared darkness
At about 3:10 p.m. Monday, I suspect most of us will be doing the same thing, together.
Jerry Zezima: Thankful for the doctor who makes house calls
My wife and I are in better shape than our house. That’s saying something — I don’t know what, but it probably can’t be repeated in polite company — because Sue and I are 70 and our house is 50.
Dr. Jessica Johnson: ‘Shirley’ provides valuable lessons
One of the recently released spring biopics that I really looked forward to is the Netflix film on Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress in 1968. Simply titled “Shirley,” the film takes viewers on an intense and dramatic journey of Chisholm’s 1972 Democratic presidential campaign, a campaign she had no shot to win but valiantly ran to be a voice for those who were not represented on Capitol Hill.
Phil Hugo: Feeling at home with a Western scene
It’s Sunday night, and I’m watching for the first time the movie “Monte Walsh” starring Tom Selleck in the title role. The storyline is about cowboys in the late 1890s working cattle and horses on the vast landscape of the Wyoming Territory.
Holy Cow! History: The thin line between war and terror
The world was horrified by the recent concert massacre in Moscow. Hundreds of people enjoying an evening out were suddenly gunned down in a crime whose savagery staggers the mind.
Sarah Newland: Growing awareness together
Spring has started to announce its presence in our community with milder temperatures, longer days and the season of growth. Spring is also the embodiment of hope and brings the opportunity for all of us to grow our awareness of child abuse and neglect.
Lori Borgman: Forgiving and forgetting, the hardest thing you may ever do
My grandma used to say she could forgive, but she couldn’t forget. This was always in reference to a comment made by a neighbor about pickles my grandmother had entered at the fair. The neighbor criticized the pickles for being sliced as rounds instead of spears, or maybe it was the other way around.
