Opinion


Learning my heritage

As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. Another compelling reason for states to open their adoption records is so adoptees can work to…


Grandpa Carl G. Adler

He was a big man – tall and broad. He said he never asked for shoes when he went to the shoe store; he just called for leather. Every morning…




Step aerobics in the time of COVID

At the pandemic’s onset, I quit the gym. In its place, I purchased a step platform so I could participate in a beginners’ aerobics fitness cardio class, featuring instructor Jenny…