By Carrie Jacobson
One man’s paintings have stayed with me over decades.

By Bob Gaydos
It’s as if Whitney Houston, the superstar, in death, was now finally beyond rebuke and officially a victim of addiction. Josh Hamilton, who managed to live, was another story.

By Carrie Jacobson
The red-shouldered hawks have returned!

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Become part of a county-wide effort to reduce energy usage and costs by 10 percent or more.

By Michael Kaufman
Maggie Thompson spent most of her 92 years trying to make the world a better place. Along the way she inspired others to do the same.

Winter scene along the boardwalk at Coney Island.

By Rich Gigli
Keyhole State Park, Wyoming a 14,720-acre recreation area at the edge of the Black Hills. This region was Sioux land until the Gold Rush of 1874. Today, the hilly grasslands are populated with sage brush, antelope and colorful displays of wildflowers and common evening primrose.

By Bob Gaydos
Conservatives may have taken over the Republican Party, but they still can’t seem to warm up to any of their presidential candidates. Fidel Castro may know why.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Clearly, we have passed all sustainable estimates and are now entering the “borrowed time” area of the population chart.

By Jeffrey Page
An 85-word wish to do what? To do the right thing. Nothing subversive in that.