Parting Shot: angels in my life
I grew up with angels. My Catholic youth was full of stories about sublime beings who descended from heaven to warn us, to help...
Complex Simplicity: In memory of stuff
When entering someone’s home for the first time, my wife, who’s in the construction and renovation trade, tends to notice architectural details, followed by...
How ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ helped me face depression
In my mind, there are two spot-on perfect descriptions of what mental illness feels like to me. ...
Bear Tavern principal shares inclusive approach to green initiatives
Modeling desirable behavior is an effective teaching method. Philosophically, we “practice what we preach.” ...
Schore to Please: stormy Hopewell’s stripped trees
Forty years ago we had about 40 trees in our less-than-half-acre backyard. Now we have 4-½ trees. ...
Letter: random drug testing could be a wake-up call for HoVal parents
Here’s the short version: in many ways kid culture is pretty crummy, far worse than it once was. As a result marijuana use is...