by Craig Nash | Dec 29, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
In the circles we run in, it seems the close of every year since, oh, let’s say 2016, has been met with a sigh of relief. To quote Merle Haggard, we have felt, “If we make it through December, we’ll be fine.” It doesn’t quite feel that way with this approaching new...
by David Wheeler | Aug 18, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
In 1353, the bubonic plague or “the black death” first appeared in western Europe, and within a few years killed about one-third of the population. Apocalyptic fever swept through Italy and neighboring nations. It was as if the poor Christians were literally living...
