ROGER BARR: Presents “Murder on the Hill,” nonfiction about the unsolved 1937 murder of Union Depot waitress Ruth Munson, whose body was found after a fire in an abandoned hotel. Using diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, public documents and other … Continued
Life as we know it ZOO LOU of St. Paul writes: “Subject: Babe Ruth and My First Home Run. “It was the first Saturday in June of 1957, and I was pedaling my bike fast and furiously down Third Street … Continued
This Father’s Day, we must confront a national reality – we are failing new fathers. Though there has been increasing awareness of the mental health challenges faced by postpartum mothers, too often fathers are left behind. Approximately 1 in 3 … Continued
“Age” is a hot issue. Full disclosure: I’m 83. If you stop reading, I understand. Before stopping, perhaps you’ll find this excerpt as enlightening as it is provocative: “Is there, in all republics, this inherent and fatal weakness? … Must … Continued
These 2024 high school graduates can look back with pride as we salute them in our annual tribute to academic excellence. Each year, we ask schools in the east metro and western Wisconsin to send names of their top graduates, … Continued
A teenage girl with a neurodivergent brain loves an octopus and struggles with a hateful teacher. Another teen wonders if she sent the wrong man to prison when she testified against her father for killing her mother. These very different … Continued