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An Interview with Rick Iekel – Writer and Historian

For Rick Iekel, history is more than a record of events stretched along a continuum. Rather, it is the DNA of our humanity, all the “stuff” that makes us who we are. As a young boy, he observed his mother creating poetry. “I would see her in the kitchen, her head...

Meet Debra Kostiw – Owner of Home Helpers

Experiencing her mother’s failing health made Debra Kostiw realize how important it is for frail elders to have supportive, caring companions. Friends and family can do only so much, as Kostiw painfully learned. Now, owner of the Rochester office of Home Helpers, she...

And the Winner is…The Cow!

I am on the horns of a dilemma. As a (mostly) vegan consumer, I welcome something savory and easily prepared. These plant- based, meatless burgers and sausages sound like an answer to a prayer. I can cook one of those in 15 minutes, instead of the hour it takes to...

What is Your World View?

“There are many paths to heaven” “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Well, which is it? Norman Geisler and Peter Bocchino, in their book Unshakable Foundations: Contemporary Answers to Crucial Questions...

Wired to Write

I believe a universe of neurons sends messages across synapses in writers’ brains as they work. What fuels our creativity?  What blocks it? What connections within each of our worlds fuel our writing? My friend Pat is a superb writer who writes her first draft in...