People and Society

Ashamed To Be Swiss I am a Swiss citizen now residing in Germany, but I used to live just outside of Geneva.…

The Sweetest Glance He enters silently. Not uttering a word, he looks around. He glances down at the watch on…

Saying Goodbye To Old Friends I can’t remember how or when it all started. But over the years, and the older I…

Don't Forget The Ashtrays Open the door. . . let in some air Don't you think that it's kind of stale--in here?…

My Nineteenth Birthday Well, I left home right after High School and join the US Army on June 9, 1969, the day…

Tivoli Theatre When I was a young girl living in Burlington, Ontario, I often got together with some friends to…

The Best Ingredient Of All One mother, two mothers, three mothers or four – we can never have enough love…

Hand-Me-Down Christmas For nine-year-old Annie Hale, Christmas doesn’t hold the same excitement as most…

Cheapest Trip Ever It was on a gorgeous afternoon that I sat at an outside table of a local downtown coffee…

The Mad Woman Who Changed America On May 3rd, 1980, Candace Lightner’s thirteen-year-old daughter Cari was hit…