by Jack Moline | Apr 15, 2021 | Opinion
My father and both of my grandfathers were businessmen. That is to say, they owned and operated small businesses. My father’s business was office supplies and furniture. My mother’s father was an independent plumber. My dad’s dad, good with his hands, worked in a...
by Ronald Oliver | Apr 13, 2021 | Opinion
An embarrassing thought went through my head on a recent weekend drive. I was sitting in my car on a six-lane road that’s surrounded by stores and apartments and businesses. And I was surrounded by cars. Everywhere, cars. Bumper-to-bumper cars. Then that embarrassing...
by Michael Chancellor | Apr 12, 2021 | Opinion
Grief is the term we apply to losses of any kind. Basically, grief is triggered when we lose a connection with something or someone we value. My rule of thumb is that if we name something, we have a connection. That is true for cars, pets, houses and other properties...
by Mitch Carnell | Apr 8, 2021 | Opinion
“Harvesting life” should be a focal point for us as we age, said retired pastor and bioethicist Bert Keller. “Harvesting a life means remembering, cherishing and telling the stories of one’s lifetime,” Keller explained. “Harvesting means accepting the role of elder in...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 5, 2021 | Opinion
George Floyd. Derek Chauvin. Breonna Taylor. Brett Hankison. Donald Trump. Joseph Biden. Colin Kaepernick. Cathy Park Hong. Amanda Gorman. We say their names and call forth their presence, evoke a memory or produce a feeling within us. We clinch our teeth or shout...
