Women Who Dare: Lillian Smith

My husband and I have a quirky habit: We save our old calendars and reuse them in years with matching dates. This saves us from having to buy new calendars each year, and from the old ones ending up in the landfill (or, ideally, getting recycled). At times, special holidays don’t coincide but that’s not … Continue reading Women Who Dare: Lillian Smith

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose: John Quincy Adams

One stimulating aspect of the semi-quincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence has been the revival of an interest in the history and trajectory of this country, as well as the publication of a trove of new books. One such work I learned about while listening to On Point on our local NPR … Continue reading Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose: John Quincy Adams