Every living thing on Earth experiences the end of life, just as we all experience its beginning. But in our modern culture, death has become almost a forbidden topic of conversation. We live in a society that celebrates youth and beauty, perfection and immortality. Death seems to have been cut out of the overall social … Continue reading Paying Respects
Author: reneecollins
I am a retired journalism professor, having taught 14 years at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan and currently an adjunct professor in English at Siena Heights University. Prior to that, I spent 20 years working as a reporter and editor for The Saline Reporter and Milan News-Leader, small newspapers which were purchased in 1995 by Heritage Newspapers. Those papers were shuttered permanently in the mid-2010s. I also free-lanced for The Daily Telegram and currently am a regular contributor to The Tecumseh Herald and Homefront publications. I am an alumna of Siena Heights University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1980 and the University of Toledo, where I received my master's degree in 1982.
The Dog Days of Summer
The dog days of summer are here. According to the astronomical calendar, the "dog days" occur when the dog star, a.k.a. Sirius, and the sun occupy the same part of the sky, which is July 3 to Aug. 11. The Farmer's Almanac explains, "During the Dog Days period, the Sun occupies the same region of … Continue reading The Dog Days of Summer
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