By Allen Herman My Dad was born in the Ukraine. My mother was born in Russia. When I was growing up they rarely mentioned their childhoods in Europe. It was only when the few surviving members of their families trickled in

Twenty five years ago my oldest son received a scholarship to the University of Washington Medical School. He never came home. My daughter went to visit him. She never came home. She now is a Seattle resident. Their four children

We live in a rapidly changing world. Technology is turning things upside down. Social media certainly has contributed its share of “shake up.” Newspapers and magazines are no longer “top dog.” Many have either gone out of business, reduced their

Linda and I recently took a short road trip. (As I get older they have become shorter and less frequent.) We made it south of the Mason Dixon Line where we had great weather and explored some marvelous little towns.

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde One of my all time

By Jerry Gervase I begin my day with a cup of black coffee. It is a morning ritual that hasn’t changed

This column was supposed to be about the opening of the 2020 baseball season but the Coronavirus has brought about

Life is good. Yum Yum Donuts has reopened. Bed Bath and Beyond’s twenty percent coupons are now hitting our mailbox.

By Allen Herman I have a confession. While growing up I never saw eye to eye with my father. If I

State Health Inspectors have been very busy the past few weeks checking on a large number of restaurants in the