by Jan Chapman | Mar 16, 2011 | Opinion
When it came time to think about church today, instead of pouring myself another cup of coffee and diving into the back sections of the newspaper as I often do these days, I decided to try something new – a Friends meeting. For those of you who’ve stuck with...
by Jan Chapman | Feb 10, 2010 | Opinion
I have been steeping myself in short stories. It’s all part of the fun of an annual contest I enter, as much for the access it affords to the works of a multitude of creative writers as for the wacky assignments, deadlines and potential contest winnings. It...
by Jan Chapman | Jan 20, 2010 | Opinion
“I never question why things happen the way they do.” That’s what Texas quarterback Colt McCoy said recently after an injury sidelined him in the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) National Championship game during the first quarter of play. If you...
by Jan Chapman | Dec 23, 2009 | Opinion
You can still learn it in kindergarten. My sister does the heroic work that is the public school equivalent to a prep cook in a kitchen, a weight trainer on an NFL team or a computer programmer for NASA. Without them, we would have no Iron Chefs, no Super Bowl...
by Jan Chapman | Dec 16, 2009 | Opinion
Christmas is not my season. First, there’s the shopping. I do hate shopping. Already I’ve mistakenly double-ordered from Amazon, over-spent on outdoor stuff at REI and dragged my feet too long to get a must-have item on a loved one’s list. Ugh. Then...
