They went out to shop, but made little interaction with others and came right back home. You don’t see them that much because they tend to stay inside, mostly. They keep to themselves. Quietly, they mind their own business, not wanting to bother others. Their own family doesn’t call, stop by…

John Todd was born in the year 1800 in Rutland, Vermont. Sometime shortly thereafter, his family moved to Killingsworth. By the time he was 6 years old, both his parents had passed away. The family parceled out the children to care for them as best they could. John was to go to his aunt in N…

Retailers didn’t take long to replace school supplies with Halloween paraphernalia. Pencils turned into pumpkins. Backpacks became scary masks, ghosts and tons of candy wrapped in black and orange foil. Plastic spiders and artificial webs abound.

Sheepishly, she sat, not speaking. The panel of missionaries included her husband, and she loyally sat beside him being supportive, but her body language gave the impression she wasn’t comfortable up in front of the crowd.

Most people have never heard of Carl Shimmin. In May 1991, he was charged with the responsibility of “keeping gate” at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. In other words, it was his job to see that all the cars had a proper sticker before permitting them onto the grounds.

Two of us walked near a homeless woman just the other day. She had dumped the contents of a public trash can and was sorting through it. While doing so, I thought she tried to address us, but it was clear she was in a very emotional conversation with herself. She was heaving in remorseful te…

Mental health advocate Pastor Jarrid Wilson committed suicide a week ago. He left behind his wife Juli and two very young children. 

About 18 years ago, a small church in Lacey reached out to me and got my attention. 

I recently found Ernest Gordon’s book “Through the Valley of the Kwai” in which he chronicled his experiences on the “Death Railway.” Gordon wrote with candor about the two years he was a prisoner of war in World War II. 

Sagging pants, brand-new jeans ripped up and dirty-looking, face piercings and tattoos. Video games, cellphone addiction, earbuds, taking selfies — even in bathrooms!