My friend the late Walker Weed, of Etna, was the oldest member of the Geriatric Adventure Society, and easily the most experienced. When he offered...
As a historian, I’ve long been fascinated by the parallels and the contrasts between the Roman Catholic papacy and the United States presidency.Let...
As a high school teacher in the Upper Valley, I am deeply concerned about Dartmouth College’s decision to pursue criminal charges against two...
The horrific invasion of Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7 and Israel’s response to it has reverberated across the world. In our country these events are...
Recent New York Times columns by David Brooks and Pamela Paul identified what they believe is a chasm between “liberalism” and “progressivism...
Walking on a path through black lava, I stopped to look at a fern, the ae fern. These small Polypodiums pushed up through the five-year-old smooth,...
I’ve never been to Punxsutawney, Pa., and have, in fact, no desire ever to go there. Besides, as I listen to today’s news, I feel that we’re there,...
“It’s a mental health problem.” That and the usual “thoughts and prayers.” (If there is a God, she must be tiring of this endless flood from the...