06.03.2023 Columns Just Saying: Perhaps to dream … Shakespeare once wrote, “O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature’s soft nurse …” And he pretty much nailed it. As I slog into my mid-70s, I find myself looking forward...
02.22.2019 Columns Gimme Shelter: Night and day I get up early. I mean early. Early enough to hear roosters announcing the morning as I unlock the back door of the Reporter’s office, with Orion striding across...
01.16.2016 Columns Richard’s almanac: Dealing with winter’s SAD I was speaking with Reporter Editor Ambrose Clancy the other day about a winter affliction that many of us should watch out for: SAD. That’s the acronym for Seasonal...