Category: columns

Doing research through old microfilms of the Optic, at Highlands’ Donnelly Library, I soon thought of abandoning the project — […]

We were unwinding after having taken in some of the sights in Denver over the weekend. We boarded the capital […]

The first time I bought a totally portable battery-operated radio, I believed I’d gone to Heaven. Even though I was […]

There’s a phenomenon that I must be heir to, something I’ve mentioned before in this column. It has to do […]

Last week’s column about scrambled movie titles drew some interesting emails from local readers. We heard from Geri Herrera and […]

Back in the olden days, news used to arrive via some very loud, hot, clickety-clackety Teletype machines that seemed to […]

A friend, Luke Phillips, who used to work in the composing room at the Optic, when it was on Lincoln […]

During my years of teaching, I don’t believe I ever had students — even at the college level — who […]

A friend, Luke Phillips, who used to work in the composing room at the Optic, when it was on Lincoln […]

A number of my columns have dealt with food. Growing up in this area, I’ve become accustomed to the real […]