In the four years since she started teaching sociology at Pasco-Hernando Community College, Maureen "Bridget" Collins has earned a reputation for inspiring her students. ...more

January 2, 2009

The year was 1972, and an ad in Chicago Today ("Wanted: Writers. Flexible hours.") led me to an upper floor of a building on LaSalle Street. I was 21, desperate for a job and wearing the Montgomery Ward suit I'd gotten for graduation. Before long, I was shaking hands with the president of Termpapers Inc., who hired me without bothering to look at the portfolio I brought along. ...more

September 21, 2008

A 20-pound rock Jan Grove found at her great-great-grandfather's farm in Michigan is a physical reminder of her family history. ...more

August 18, 2008