09.05.2021 Columns Column: UFOs are no laughing matter For the record, I have never seen what I would call a UFO. Not that I don’t want to. I would love to. Beyond that, I would love to...
08.01.2021 Columns Column: When farmers fought nuclear power, and won When a well-wisher offered him a premature birthday greeting, Robbie Hartmann, who began his 88th year Saturday, responded good-naturedly with a cautionary note. “I didn’t make it yet,” he...
02.20.2021 Columns Column: Time-traveling back to Oceanside The car I was sitting in along with my two sisters, Debbie and Joanne, suddenly stopped. “There it is!” Debbie announced. “Where?” I asked, puzzled. “There!” she answered, pointing...
01.03.2021 COVID-19 Sports Desk: Life in a pandemic isn’t fun and games The arrival of the COVID-19 global pandemic struck different people in different ways. For me, March 11, 2020, is the day that stands out in infamy. That was the...
08.15.2020 Columns Column: Working with words requires write stuff The longer you do it, the better you get — and no matter how old you are, you can always get better. Never will you hit a ceiling where...
05.24.2020 Columns Column: A special grave marker for ‘Pop-Pop’ Something was missing. When 10-year-old Namiah Santacroce looked down at the gravesite of his late great-grandfather, Tom Santacroce, there was no indication at all of who was buried there....
10.10.2014 Sports Column: A player’s tragic death felt beyond the field Football, a sport that has been as bruised and battered as some of its players sometimes, has taken hit after hit in recent years. In the NFL, we have...
