On Thursday, November 11, 2021, Arlington National Cemetery will honor the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and commemorate the 100th...

At the University of New Hampshire's Dimond Library, three levels down in the basement are the Milne Special Collections and Archives,...

In Robert Wheeler’s book, Hemingway’s Havana: A Reflection of the Writer’s Life in Cuba, the foreword is written by America Fuentes, the...

The date is September 6, and it is the last day of our 2021 vacation. I walk outside on this gorgeous end-of-summer day and see a blue...

Still small voices. Do you listen to them? Some say they come from here somewhere near your heart, the voice of God. We get a feeling,...

First, just reduce, reuse, and recycle were the watchwords for those who want to help save the planet. Do you recycle? Do you care about...

At the age of 17, I left home after graduating from high school in 1972. The urgency was the search for something. We were a...

Stolen Kisses By Beverly Stoddart "Longfellow Serenade. Such were the plans I'd made. For she was a lady, And I was a dreamer With...

I needed a new dentist and made an appointment for a cleaning with a new one. It’s daunting enough when the hygienist sits you in the...

There is no doubt I am a fan of journalists. To go through these last four years witnessing their denigration and defamation brings me to...

Don Davis died. Why is his death meaningful? You might have heard of him if you read one of his NY Times bestselling books. You most...

Veterans Day is November 11, when we commemorate all American veterans living and those who have passed. This essay will commemorate my...

What do Leonard Nimoy, David Hasselhoff, Dinah Shore, Colonel Sanders, and Queen (think Freddie Mercury) have in common? They have all...

In the summer of 2010, I started seeing flags everywhere. It was like when you buy a new car and then start seeing the same vehicle on...

The following essay appeared in the Union Leader on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Voices. Silent voices. When someone dies, the one thing you...

When I was ten years old, I sent my only love letter to John Wayne. I watched his films in our small Ohio town’s movie theatre, where he...

PELHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Incorporated 1746 “Bienvenue – Welcome to New Hampshire. Live Free or Die,” greets you at New Hampshire’s portion...

For a long time, I thought about Mammoth Road and wondered how it got the name. Was it named after the extinct woolly mammoth or...

“The coolest part was I saw a lot of bears in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia while on the Appalachian Trail. I was going through...

“I got Lyme disease, bit by a tick while I was in Pennsylvania heading south and got flu-like symptoms. My knees and my back were sore...