At some time or another during our work or volunteer times, we all have been victimized by them. Many years ago, when I was a supervisor for Washington's State Probation and Parole Department, I …

As you stroll or just sit and watch, it's entertaining to witness the assorted way people meander around Mill Creek. After many hours watching how people were getting around, I found myself …

July 4th is the official day of our country's birth, and it's fitting we have some idea on how our country's 1787 Constitution came to be. The seeds were planted centuries before they grew into …

The setting is Town Center in Mill Creek, it's a sunglasses day and, with pen and paper ready, this journaling article began. I noticed two women at different tables, and my smiling face saw they …

It's a truth universally acknowledged that when fathers interact with their offspring, they should not be capricious with their playfulness, disciplining, loving, supporting, truthfulness, …

According to a post on the City of Mill Creek's website: "There is currently no additional space at this time. We will reopen the application process once the monument is able to be expanded." In …

The doldrum days are out there. If you don't believe it, turn to Fox News, CNN or just listen to the negative people around you. And to help us turn away from the negative voices, we turn to our awes …

On a mild October day, I was moved as I witnessed the sentinel pacing his 21 back-and-forth steps with absolute precession in front of the unknown soldier monuments of World War I, World War II, and …

It could be headlines in papers throughout our nation: We need more cops! Based on information from the Police Executive Research Forum, there is an overall 3.5% decrease in staffing among police …

This is the first of a two-part series covering some of the complex, and not really understood, notable maternal problems. And this is a reminder that those with any of the below symptoms or any …

Members of the 16-person Jackson High School cheerleading team are shining examples of athletes. How about a little history of these sideline athletes? Well, cheerleading’s roots date all the …

Over the past few months, I have read various opinions on the pros and cons of tipping, and one written by Nathaniel Meyersohn on CNN March 25, “Customers now face a radically different tipping …

Over 50 types of poetry! That is what I found when I entered the world of poetry in order to address April being National Poetry Month. We students at our Catholic schools can be grateful the good …

I often get "advice" about subjects I should write about. The majority of those suggestions are now filed away in an unremembered place. But when Roy, a Mill Creek colleague, suggested I write …

By Chuck Wright HED Is it still a joke if it’s not told? Often, I have to smile when I hear people spouting off about research. It seems that with every statement that is not researched …

What the heck is House Bill (HB)1670, now in committee in the Legislature? It’s a tax increase bill. Here is some history around the no more than 1% property increase. In 2001, Tim Eyman, an …

It's Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 20, and to help us reflect we'll go back to the time a comedy turned into a nation tragedy. John T. Ford was a risk-taking entrepreneur when, in 1861, he …

Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me. For many of us, Music Hall of Famer Sam Cooke's 1966 lyrics still can dance in our heads. As we …

A mentor and close friend died by suicide. There are just too many words, phrases, and sentences that run through my sad, but smiling head. My limited wordage is not even close to how I wish to …

With open educational doors they are coming It was women’s rights actives Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) who challenged the male’s hypotheses that women are inheritably unable to learn math, …