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History and Nature Delight in Scotland Sep. 10, 2023
By Victor Block The first thing that impressed my wife, Fyllis, and me about the area of Scotland we... Read More
Old Traditions Are Alive and Well in Scotland Sep. 09, 2023
By Fyllis Hockman Ask anyone what they think of when they think of Scotland, and they'll probably sa... Read More
Buried History Comes to Life at Mary King's Close Feb. 19, 2022
By Fyllis Hockman The year is 1645. The most virulent strain of the bubonic plague has immobilized ... Read More
Scotland's Eccentric Isle of Eigg May. 09, 2021
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "If you're going to get sick, be sure it's on a Wednesday," my Isle of Eigg... Read More
A Canny Question Proves Uncanny Sep. 16, 2020
I had just been thinking about the odd words "canny" and "uncanny" when an email from a friend arriv... Read More
Will the Secessionist Epidemic Ever End? Dec. 17, 2019
Fresh from his triumphal "Get Brexit Done!" campaign, Prime Minister Boris Johnson anticipates a swi... Read More
Castle-Hopping Through Scotland Aug. 25, 2019
By Candyce H. Stapen Ailsa balanced on my hand when we paused on our woodland walk at Ayrshire's Gle... Read More
Hitting the Highlights of Glasgow, Scotland Aug. 24, 2019
By Candyce H. Stapen A former gritty industrial city, Glasgow now pops with trendy neighborhoods, di... Read More
Inventor Lit Up Lives Aug. 10, 2018
Q: This is a photo of my Thomas A. Edison phonograph that is in very good condition. It has a brass ... Read More
Moment of Unity in a Disintegrating World Oct. 03, 2017
"An act of pure evil," said President Trump of the atrocity in Las Vegas, invoking our ancient faith... Read More
Trump Dumps Campaign Manager, Keeps Daughter Jun. 21, 2016
Did he say anything? I had been interviewing a source, and I couldn't take my cellphone out of my po... Read More
Mary King's Close in Edinburgh, Scotland, Comes Back to Life Apr. 25, 2015
By Fyllis Hockman The year is 1645. The most virulent strain of the bubonic plague has immobilized E... Read More
In Scotland, 'Aye' Means No to England Sep. 16, 2014
"Should Scotland be an independent country?" reads the referendum on which Scotland will vote Thursd... Read More
Britain's Political Stalemate Resembles America's May. 20, 2014
LONDON — British politics has a familiar look to Americans, with a center-right Conservative P... Read More
Will Scotland Go The Way of Slovakia? May. 08, 2014
WASHINGTON — What do you think of the September vote in Great Britain to decide whether Scotla... Read More
Is Europe Cracking Up? Mar. 25, 2014
A week ago, in the St. George's Hall in the Kremlin, Russia's elite cheered and wept as Vladimir Put... Read More
On a Claire Day
Feb. 12, 2014
Andy Capp
Dec. 31, 2013
No Spin: Windmills Fail Aug. 29, 2010
Is wind power a viable alternative to low-cost fossil fuels? Consider this: relying on windmills to ... Read More
