Sober Chronicles: The Bottom
by Marc Lee Shannon
The Bottom.
The moment that is the moment. The Bottom is a tough topic for me and others like me, because it usually involves recalling the kind of black-and-white, unforgettable ugl...
Reflect | Lighting a New Fire
by Arrye Rosser
In early 2017, students from Akron, Cleveland, and Kent contributed their ideas for how Northeast Ohio could celebrate the Cuyahoga River’s renewal 50 years after the infamous 1969 fire. “We...
Reflect | What can you do about climate change? Start by talking about it.
by Kristi Tabaj
Does thinking about climate change keep you up at night? Or do you shrug your shoulders, recognizing that you alone can’t solve the problem?
Either way, it might surprise you to learn th...
Trouble With Old People | All My Lies Have Come True
by Steve Van Auken
When I was a kid I lived among grown-ups who had been raised by wolves in Siberia. At least it seemed that way from the stories they told about how hard their winters used to be.
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Growing golden lemons can chase away the winter blahs
by Alissa Danckaert Skovira
When the last leaf falls, a familiar dread sets in.
It starts in November, a month full of grim memories for me — memories of gazing out at the barren, dark world from my mom...
Why I hiked every trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
words and photos by Melissa Safran
I’ve always been someone who craves big adventures.
And as someone who grew up in suburban Ohio, I’ve always known that big adventures don’t happen in Ohio. Obviously. A...