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I wrote this article for the Valley Journal fifteen years ago (reprinted here with a few nips and tucks.) While it is from my early years...

On November 1, 1955, a young boy was riding his bike home in Denver, Colorado. He blew through a stop sign and crossed the street in...

2021 sure seems to be a year of big change. New habits (and buildings!) are cropping up faster than the tulips, as we all try to figure...

“There’s a time and a place for everything… It’s called college.” -Chef Jerome McElroy When I was growing up, the question wasn’t, ‘Are...

Twenty years ago, the Carbondale cops knew me. I lived a couple of miles outside of town and sometimes they would give me a ride if I was...

Next week will be a new year according to the Chinese calendar, the year of the Ox. The second sign is grounded, loyal and trustworthy....

Protest is an important part of the process in our country. Where would we be today without the hippies, the suffragettes, good ole...

Wow— 2021! So much to look forward to; a new year, a new president, a new car… My beloved Volvo traveled over 200,000 miles before it...

All I want this Christmas is joy, prosperity, and a collective sense of harmony. But, like the jaded characters in every Hallmark...

“Maybe it’s time to let the old ways die.” -Jason Isbell Now I’ve seen it all. Like Donald Trump’s mother. An immigrant from the slums of...