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Fred gave his heart to everyone—his students in Holland and Muskegon, family, friends, voters. It’s hard to absorb the tragedy of someone who gave away
Earlier this summer, I wrote my last letter to a boyhood friend. He was executed 11 days after I mailed it. In his letter to
I am teaching a first-year seminar this semester and my chosen course title is “Think.” We also weave a “big question” into our course. My
After 279 days and 2,895 miles aboard our 27-foot boat on the Great American Loop, my wife, Jill and I returned to our normal routine
Steve and I have been friends for over 50 years. We shared many childhood experiences—youth football, Mackinaw Island with the Boy Scouts, the grade-school bus,
Jill and I spent the second half of the summer preparing for our own version of “semester at sea.” We purchased a used 27-foot Ranger
Someone Take My Spot Editor’s Note: The first article in this series may be read here. In my previous essay, I discussed the common complaint
Part 1: Someone Took My Spot Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Part two will run next Monday, September 25. I
