Three months before I began my freshman year at Seattle Pacific University in the fall of 1970, I went to…
During the height of COVID, quarantined artists in my community found a creative expression for their talent. They painted rocks…
A tribute to Bill Russell, who died July 31 at the age of 88.
A tribute to Bill Russell, who died July 31 at the age of 88.
I’ve had a fascination with typewriters since I was 3 years old. I used to sit at my pastor-father’s manual…
Two years ago, our 50 year class reunion was canceled due to Covid. But lockdowns and social distancing can’t keep…
It was a cool overcast May morning in 1982. A thirty-year-old pastor stood at the front of the church while…
Johnny Cash used to sing about “A Boy Named Sue,” but one of Chicagoland’s most celebrated citizens was a boy…
This past weekend was not only Easter Sunday, filled with a weekend of meaningful commitments, it included a milestone birthday….
In the last few years, a certain uncommon word has become a common part of my vocabulary. “Godwinks” are those…
It’s been a crazy couple of years, right? We were all ready to fill out our brackets back in 2020,…
This year the Lincoln Memorial celebrates its 100th birthday and I’m recalling my first visit to that elegant limestone house…
Mercer Islander Peter Kennedy will be watching the pairs figure skating finals at the Beijing Olympics with great interest this…
