Columns

Swept up in cauldron of conflict

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Born on a farm. Died in a church. Clinton Burns, my ancestral cousin, grew up in western Pennsylvania in the 1850s when the slavery...

Bill SimsContributing columnist

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In 1976, I made my first trip into China. Mao Zedong had just died and because of the status of the trip, we were...

March is when big changes start

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I’ve never been a fan of March.March is supposedly spring, but we all know it’s not. In much of the country, more snow falls...

It’s nearing that time of year

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It is nearing that time of year when, years ago, my parents would load their children in a vehicle and head south. Well, not...

Pandemic times and travel

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When it comes to travel, it’s rather difficult to convince my favorite co-pilot, Lady Jane, to return to a place we’ve already checked off...

Chemicals are not killing you

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The hue and cry in the media and on the internet about the dangers of “chemicals” is deafening. I see stories about the fear...

A letter is worth 1,000 tweets

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My wife received a handwritten letter the other day. It was from a high school girlfriend she hadn’t seen in years, who somehow got...

Trying to pay more attention

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I know I am not the only one having travel fantasies.My husband, Peter, and I were not planning to do a lot of traveling...

A day for dad and daughter

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Pro football is pretty important to my 13-year-old daughter and me.Our Sundays are spent watching and dissecting every game we can watch. Our discussions...

Second can be a good place to be

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Being released in 1939, “Gone with the Wind” is considered one of the greatest movies of all time. Most females would agree. With a...