Reading what's on everyone's mind in various media takes me back to my childhood, where I enjoyed some wonderful experiences with my grandfather. He was an astute businessman and was affectionately known to his nine children as "the boss." He arrived in the Midwest from Ellis Island in the late 1800s and began to build his family's future, homesteading on a 160-acre Nebraska farm. His hard work, entrepreneurial spirit, shrewd business practices and persistence resulted in ownership of several farms and numerous bank accounts. ...more

September 9, 2008 |

Inside the Third Base Luncheonette - "the next-best place to home," says the menu - noon-time regulars searched for a spot at the 20-stool counter. They lined up for the rapidly constructed cold-cut hoagies, the house specialty with extra hot pepper spread. ...more

September 7, 2008 |

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter regarding Prisoners of War-Missing in Action Recognition Day. We should honor the men and women who served and sacrificed to keep our America free, and to salute the families of the missing who continue to keep the candle of hope alive today. There are too many of our people who are missing and unaccounted for from the wars which our nation has been involved in, going back as far as World War II. They are our military and civilians who are our mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. A lot of these wars ended a long time ago but we still should pause and remember their sacrifices. I cannot imagine how I would feel if I lost my husband or family member for this length of time, days, months and yes, even decades. They deserve an answer. ...more

August 11, 2008 |

Dreams can lead you to tumble. They can create magic on the practice floor and propel a young girl around the uneven bars, culminating in such a perfect landing, that it allows a smile to creep across a sweat-bathed face. ...more

July 23, 2008 |

While the Sons of Confederate Veterans hoisted the battle banner on the morning of Flag Day, the newly formed Sons and Daughters of Harriet Tubman sat down to work that evening. ...more

June 15, 2008 |

The Father's Day fishing forecast is an excellent one, with a top-rated feeding migration lasting all morning long and right into early afternoon. ...more

June 14, 2008 |

In a double treat Hernando High's Stephens, Central's Jackson each place at River Ridge. ...more

February 18, 2008 |

Thousands of dissidents silenced under Argentina's military dictatorship - tortured, executed and made to "disappear" in the so-called Dirty War against dissent - are gaining new voice through poetry. ...more

December 28, 2007 |

Like many college kids, my daughter Hannah ended up with a credit card problem. But it wasn't the problem I feared. ...more

September 16, 2007 |