Today is not just the first day of teaching in a new semester for me; it also marks the beginning…
Jennifer L. HolbergSeptember 9, 2015
Does one “celebrate” Labor Day? Mark it? Observe it? Perhaps our resident historians (Rebecca and Jim) can illuminate us about…
The 12 EditorSeptember 7, 2015
Happy Labor Day. I hope for at least some of you it is indeed a rest from labor. It has…
Jessica BrattSeptember 7, 2015
by David Pettit On these summer Sundays, I invite you to think about lives and what they have meant. To…
David PettitSeptember 6, 2015
Now that I’ve turned 50 (on August 7), I have begun to reflect tentatively on mortality and legacy and all…
Debra RienstraSeptember 5, 2015
When finally we came to the place on the highway where he was killed, I realized neither of us knew…
James C. SchaapSeptember 4, 2015
The bottle of schnapps sits on the dining room sideboard prominently, displayed really, as special. My friend George made it,…
Thomas GoodhartSeptember 3, 2015
Have you lived by the ocean tide, the coming and the going of the power of the sea? Have you…
Jes KastSeptember 1, 2015
According to a recent New York Times article, those who hope that Donald Trump is a summertime flash-in-the-pan with no…
Scott HoezeeSeptember 1, 2015
