I was a youngster on this date in 1981. Please don’t ask me what happened on this day because I honestly don’t recall any; it was that memorable. All I can say for sure is that it was a Saturday in Northwest Indiana. But the next day… Now, that was a day that was ingrained …
I grew up in Northwest Indiana. On a decent travel day, I could be in downtown Chicago in about an hour—although that doesn’t happen often with the region’s traffic. I recently learned of a YouTube video of the city during the 1930s Depression. What makes this video dynamically different from most of the footage people …
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”—Nelson Mandela
Father Joe’s Village has been working in San Diego to help those struggling with housing in the community for 75 years. They fight this battle in four ways: meeting basic needs, investing in children, providing health care, and building self-sufficiency. That last effort came to the forefront of my awareness a short time ago, thanks …
For much of the world, April 1st is “celebrated” as April Fool’s Day. A day of hoaxes and pranks. Most people either love it or loathe it. My wife and I have a truce on pulling pranks on each other during the day. It is just a way for us to have some solace and …
Living in South Carolina for the past few years, my neighbors think it is ridiculously cold when the temperature drops below 30 degrees Fahrenheit. That is a heat wave for Canadian photographer Angela Boehm. She published a book about her work, which states that temperatures routinely reach minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit). …
One of my favorite memories of my journalistic career is an early morning drive from the offices of the Kane County Chronicle in St. Charles, Illinois, to my mom’s house (where I was living as I looked for a place near St. Charles). As I made the early morning drive back to Portage after working …
“Savor the little victories as much as you criticize the little mistakes.”—James Clear
Last week, North America was graced with a lunar eclipse during the early morning hours of Friday, March 14, 2025. Professional landscape and astrophotographer Dan Zafra traveled from the southwestern United States to the Alaskan wilderness to photograph the lunar eclipse. Photography website PetaPixel published the article Photographer’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Shots of the Lunar Eclipse and …
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