During my kidhood, our family spent evenings in front of the television. One sponsor urged people to “keep on hand” its packaged foods for times...
Some people haven’t been treated right, yet were able to let go of wrongs and make decisions about what was the right thing to do. Veterans are our...
Memorial Day always immerses me in a pool of mixed feelings, like those inspired by the national anthem soon after the Vietnam War. Then, the song...
“Women in the military shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not they have access to health care depending on where they get stationed or...
Before she died, my mother, Nan Haigis, gave our family a gift beyond measure. She wrote a memoir of her only sibling, Robert “Bob” Vatcher, who...
We are facing a third threat to humankind in addition to nuclear warfare (short term) and climate change (long term). Artificial intelligence (AI...
The Green Team of the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew in Greenfield presented its final Environmental Sunday event this season on May...
I changed my razor blade this morning. I realize this revelation falls far short of being categorized as earth-shattering news. But if you bear...