“This old world so strange, you know she’s changing.” – Steve Gibbons It’s a strange world we live in, especially in the developed world, where things like reliable availability of electricity are expected. If the lights go out, we humans react in various ways. For some of us, we ...

I have attended many funerals, being a Hospice Chaplain. I have observed that funerals, full coffin, Church services, and viewing at the funeral home have become fewer and fewer. This is understandable when you look at the current cost of burial. Cremation has become more and more acceptable to ...

Whatever the reason, and there are many, thousands of Americans are living with chronic wounds. These are openings in the skin that don’t heal in a timely fashion. Cut your finger in the kitchen? For the great majo rity of us, this will heal via the normal and expected stages of wound ...

The rapid development of technology that had begun in the 1850s continued on into the 20th century. Mining companies working low-grade copper deposits were quick to adopt machinery that, although not intended for mine work, were of immeasurable benefit to the Lake Superior mines. Eli Whitney ...

Good friends – the following is just what you might suspect what we over 60ers have been thinking. If you fit into our age group you will likely agree wholeheartedly. If not, bear with us as we clear the air for the next generation: For those of you still listening to radio: do you find ...

“They say hope it springs eternal in a young man’s breast and every time you turn around they’re puttin’ it to the test.” – Steve Forbert As I looked up the slope, I could see snow on the ground had slowly receded into a narrow and thin, irregular shape of cold, white ...