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MOV Parent: Advice for parents, children for when school resumes

I know I’m early with this article, but the Parent page comes out the third week of this month, and by next month, the school will be already started so I thought I write it today. So here’s some advice that I use with my own experience as a mother. Maybe you have used all of them as ...

The Way I See It: A tough but very special assignment

A wedding engagement is one of the pivotal moments in any couple’s life. It is one of the things that they will hopefully remember for the rest of their lives. A few months ago, my wife Lori and I got a call from Erik, our daughter Emily’s long-time boyfriend. Erik had been planning a ...

Life Through the Lens: Muscle without connection

“You have to do something big and important, or nobody will remember you when you’re gone.” *** Muscles. Muscles imply power and precision. Muscles signify hard work and progress. Muscles contract to pull closer, to tighten up and control, to maintain and convert. There is no life ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Making the grade

I’ve occasionally talked in this space about being a college dropout. In the past I used to qualify that statement as being a “proud” college dropout, though as I prepare to turn 43 on Friday, I’m not sure how proud I am of that anymore. I went to St. Marys Elementary School, ...

Look Back: Inspiration abounds

The Past, the Present, and the Future – The following beautiful and correct thought is from a sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Peabody, in Portsmouth, on the occasion of the State Thanksgiving: “Ours, it is to be feared, is an irreverent age and land. The number of those who neither fear ...

Editor’s Notes: Good food carries memories

It’s the perfect time of year to stop by farmer’s markets to supplement your weekly (or, at least in my case, it seems almost daily) trips to the grocery store. It’s no wonder so many of us feel better in the summer: It’s not just all the sunshine and fresh air, it’s also the chance ...