• See you at the Polls

    As I write my October column, my thoughts turn to being grateful. Grateful for where I live, for who I ha ...

    As I write my October column, my thoughts turn to being grateful. Grateful for where I live, for who I have in my life (including my patient editor), and for all I have been given since inhabiting the ...

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  • Freedom & Fairy Tales

    Bremen may be at the end of Germany’s Fairy Tale Road, but it was the beginning of liberty in the region ...

    Bremen may be at the end of Germany’s Fairy Tale Road, but it was the beginning of liberty in the region and remains a Free Hanseatic City today. Regarded as a state-city, as are Hamburg and Berlin, B ...

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  • A Traveler's Tithe

    The restaurant, with the waters of the Aegean lapping at our feet, is warmed by its ebullient owner, Elen ...

    The restaurant, with the waters of the Aegean lapping at our feet, is warmed by its ebullient owner, Eleni. She knows we are on the island of Samos, Greece, to help the refugees, and she tells us she ...

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  • Why Today’s Seniors Are Buying Real Estate

    While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many si ...

    While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many simply want to scale back to something more manageable with less maintenance. Thinking ahead or a ...

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