Vickroy: In the crosshairs of a gun, all of us are equal
Now that one of the country's top political leaders has been the target of an assassin, will it be enough to finally bring about tighter gun control laws?
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Vickroy: Reliving some of life’s best moments, and feeling even more grateful
Columnist Donna Vickroy says, "I would give anything to revisit the late people, places and moments that came to define who I am. If I could go back in time,...
Vickroy: Supermarkets have made ‘shop till you drop’ a real thing and I resent it
Grocery shopping has become a dive into demoralization. “Should we try self-checkout?” I asked my husband, in that hopeful way people of a certain age try to be. He quickly...
Column: Richards teacher battles rare disease while preparing for amputee World Cup
Richards teacher Christina Kreil's summer involves traveling to Columbia for amputee World Cup, battling rare 'Giant Cell' disease
Vickroy: College class to fill elective sparked a lifelong — and life-changing — love of art and learning
Art Appreciation 101 counted toward my bachelor of arts degree requirements. But more than that, it gifted me with a lifelong love. I like to think that fate once handed...
Vickroy: My father wasn’t a rich man but what he gave me can’t be calculated in dollars and cents
The value of hard work and thinking for yourself are the gifts columnist Donna Vickroy's father gave to her that are worth so much more than money.
Vickroy: Those books you truly love give you new insight into it — and yourself — every time you reread it
A good book like "The Alchemist" can have lifelong effects. It can reveal truths in you as it sends others on a journey, columnist Donna Vickroy says.
Vickroy: In the world of gardening, what you don’t kill — and doesn’t kill you — will bloom
Gardening is a labor of love -- and requires a love of labor. The rewards are the colors and smells and bees ang butterflies, columnist Donna Vickroy says.
Vickroy: Wherever you may travel, the old maxim is right: there’s no place like home
Venturing into another country can be humbling, especially when you realize you know so very little about its people even though they seem to know so very much about yours.
Vickroy: If you want to know how to die with grace and dignity, consider this your example
My sister, Terese Langdon, learned she was terminal at the darkest time of the year. The short days and overcast skies of late autumn seemed to mirror our sorrow. She...