As a child growing up in a mining camp in the territory of Alaska, the only way to obtain Christmas gifts was through the Sears Roebuck catalog. I would leave the catalog where my parents could find...
Apfelstrudel – German apple strudel – a favorite dessert of my maternal grandmother.
It was Thanksgiving 1946. Gathered around the table were my parents, my brother and me along with my maternal grandparents,...
In my latest column that ran in the Sept. 28 edition of the St. Louis Call, I explained why I thought September was the cruelest month.
My younger brother contracted polio in September 1964. He was...
In 1922 T. S. Eliot’s famous work “The Waste Land” was first published. This poem was written after the First World War when Europe was a crumbling mess. He opens the poem by stating that the cruelest...
May we all bow our heads in a moment of silence to celebrate and remember one of the true icons in high school sports. The three-sport athlete.
For 30-plus years I have covered high school and college...
Sometimes, development pursued solely for the sake of reducing the number of vacant storefronts and properties may not necessarily align with the best interests of the community
Take, for example, the...
We’re all living on borrowed time
In 2019, when in my early 80s, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst survival rates of all cancers. Statistically only 4.5%...
With the return of Friday night lights comes the St. Louis Call’s annual Fall Sports Preview, a testament to the dedication of a community-driven newsroom. Beyond the news updates and regular coverage...
Pedestrian safety is a crucial concern for communities, but it is important to approach this issue with a focus on inclusive solutions rather than imposing strict bans, such as the one recently passed...
Look for your local high school’s senior class photo or graduate names as we salute the Class of 2023’s achievements from eight local high schools in this week’s edition of the St. Louis Call and...
