The holiday season is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving lost loved ones. Evergreen wreaths placed on veterans’ graves…
When Philip Van Doren Stern’s 4,000-word short story “The Greatest Gift” failed to impress a prospective publisher, the writer and…
Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.
Earlier this fall, I was attending a leadership summit in a suburb of Chicago. Following our sessions one afternoon, I…
The good news is, despite higher prices, inflation and safety concerns, more Christmas shoppers are browsing online as well as…
Oct. 31, 1994. It’s a day our family will never forget. It was a cold, windy and rainy Halloween. Our…
By John Hamer, For the Reporter
Looking today at the North Auburn home in which I grew up fills me with wonder.
Many sweeping generalizations stalk our land today, making no distinctions between diverse people and institutions, but lumping them into one…
Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men and women…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But for the last 25 years or so, October has also been observed…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers