Opinion
You’re being raised by your grandparents
Aimless Insights, by Amy Cheney-Seymour
The Friday morning after Thanksgiving, I gave my cereal bowl a hard stare like a mug shot. Next to my orange juice was a note, “Eat up. See you in a week, Love Dad.” The previous day, our best dishes gleaming and piled with nostalgia, I tried to surreptitiously feed my stuffing to my dog. ...
Pendragon plans performance after finding hidden gems at the Stevenson Cottage Museum
Guest Commentary
While adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island” are staged around the world each year, the local youth actors of Pendragon Theatre prepared for their upcoming performance with a unique experience. The cast of “Treasure Island” visited the Robert Louis ...
Hanmer Thanks
Letters to the editor
To the editor: Special Thanks to those who made the 2025 Willard Hanmer Guideboat and Canoe race, Guideboat Show and Art Show successful. If you see any Red Shirt warriors, make sure you let them know what a special job they did this year. So many to name, but we all know these people ...
Hitting the roads
Columns
I’m hesitant to review travel guides. I’ve written a few of my own, and I don’t want to be accused of any bias. Many turn out to be listings that someone could do entirely at a computer station without visiting many of the places described. Others simply don’t offer information in ...
Running of the Bulls in the North Country
Letters to the editor
To the editor: At SLU, I read Ernest Hemingway and was introduced to the running of the bulls in Spain. I thought I was going to do that. Never did. However, at age 66 and just retired from rugby, I realized I’ve been running with the bulls for 46 years! Every summer for the last 51 ...