04.24.2022 Columns Column: Navigating a ‘post-pandemic’ life with a toddler Nearly one year to the day after receiving my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, I tested positive for the virus that has upended so many people’s lives. More...
12.17.2021 Columns Column: There was no one quite like Seth His name never appeared in a byline or photo credit in one of our newspapers. You wouldn’t find his name in the masthead. But for more than a decade,...
12.04.2021 Columns Column: Two minutes is all it takes in a house fire We see reminders about fire safety so often that they can become like white noise. The reminders to change batteries in smoke detectors. Or to plan an evacuation route...
09.11.2021 Columns Column: One small way to help heal after 9/11 Posing for a photo nearly 20 years ago, the young members of Girl Scout Troop 731 proudly held up a quilt they worked together to create. The red quilt...
05.08.2021 Columns Column: A talented pianist, teacher turns 100 Henrietta Cetas didn’t set out to become a music teacher. If not for the persistence of a neighbor’s child who lived across the street, she may have never discovered...
04.10.2021 Columns Column: Slowly emerging back into society My Apple Watch buzzed on my wrist as I drove west along Sunrise Highway. At a quick glance, I could see it was an alert telling me how many...
02.27.2021 Columns Column: Spreading joy through The Giving Pears Project Elizabeth Lopez had always kept her health issues private. As a photographer who specializes in weddings and family portraits, she worried about how clients might perceive her if they...
01.14.2021 Columns Column: A selfless young man gone far too soon Mark Rolle couldn’t help but laugh when a somber moment took an unexpected turn. He stood in front of mourners gathered inside Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church...
01.10.2021 Columns Column: A group of winners unlike any other The first editions of our newspapers each year are always among my favorites. They may be stressful to finish at times, coming off the holiday, but the reward is...
09.11.2020 Columns Column: Our family’s little heart warrior I’ll always cherish the moment I read my daughter her first book. I held her in my arms, careful not to disturb the array of wires connected to her...
