Yes, the cold weather brings thoughts of homemade soup. Last week I found a ham bone in the freezer so I took it out and made soup. Usually when I have a ham bone, I make yellow split pea soup. I remember eating it at Aunt Emmy’s house when we visited. Using yellow peas is a Swedish ...

When I first read about the impossibly generous trip opportunity, I couldn’t believe my eyes. An out-of-the-blue, life changing possibility. The challenge was selling the idea to my husband. It was mid-March in Boston where Tom was finishing graduate school. I worked for American Airlines ...

By RALPH KENISTON Midterms are fast approaching and there may be some fence sitters who are undecided about which candidate or party to support in the election. If you are one of those, here are a few suggestions to help you decide: ¯ If you like wondering how high prices can go, how bare ...

The Pennsylvania Bus Association wants to alert you to a troubling trend we are seeing across the United States regarding a new type of “bus company” primarily marketed to school districts. The problem is that these are not bus companies at all, but artfully created websites that imitate a ...

His name was Bruce Smith, and by telling you that, I am breaking my personal rule of writing only first names. Bruce and I never met. He lived in Garland, Texas, and yet he became important in my life for 13 years. He died last fall, and with it, a very special voice and heart passed from my ...

Warren’s central downtown is glorious. It emits beauty and restfulness. It is welcoming. Who wouldn’t want to stop and linger? It has a “come join me” appeal. It is a far cry from our 1960 introduction to Warren when we had to drive through a winding ...