Category: Features

In Passing – April 2025

Dr. Roland Boyd Bosma Social justice activist and educator Dr. Roland Boyd Bosma, 89, of SaddleBrooke, died March 11, 2025, in Tucson. Born Oct. 9, 1935, in Muskegon, Mich., to Alice Van Allsburg Bosma and Roland Bosma, he attended public schools and Muskegon Community College. During his junior year, Boyd transferred to the University of…

Home in a Burned-Out Car

Stuart Watkins There is no place warmer than home, whether it be in a burned-out car, cardboard box on a sidewalk, shack shared with 12 others, or a blanket under a brush. Home is where the heart is, and the heart has room to roam, as it wanders from hither and yon, seeking the warmth…

Home Hacks #3

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It’s a Wrap! Do you find that sometimes your plastic wrap does not stick to your containers? The solution: Wet the edge of the container with a little water, then place the plastic wrap on the container. That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles. Short on time but you want to fix…