Our country is increasingly divided into antagonistic factions by political party, education, wealth, race, religion, and geography. Of course, we’ve been here before — a hundred and sixty-three years ago when one nation was divided in two by a Civil … Continue reading
Hayden Keith Monroe
As each year comes to a close, newspapers, magazines and TV shows spend some time remembering noteworthy people that have shuffled off their mortal coil in the last twelve months. I’m a fan of the practice but have noticed something … Continue reading
Those who grew up in the polio era remember the alarm when swimming pools and lakes closed for fear of infection, and the classmates who died or were permanently crippled by contracting it. Parents were haunted by the plague, contributed … Continue reading