Family Ties
As many of us have figured out—or already knew—by the time you get to our age, being with family trumps just about everything else. To do...
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Dec 13, 2023
Jane Kenyon is remembered
The Writer’s Almanac began in 1983 as a radio program hosted by Garrison Keillor of “Prairie Home Companion” fame. It’s now available...
Dec 13, 2023
Old friendships can be the best ones
In 2007, a group of “Ann Arbor girls”, some of whom are friends going back as far as elementary school at Angell School and Burns Park...
Dec 13, 2023
The Iguanas are still getting together
Pamela Conn Hyde stays in touch with Don Swikerath, a member of the Iguanas, a garage band started in 1963 that became one of Michigan’s...
Apr 27, 2023
If you’re going to add another birthday, this is the way to do it!
Three friends whose birthdays lined up within days of each other decided to celebrate them together this year—and not just anywhere. How...
Apr 25, 2023
Jolly Green, Miss Vicki and… Pammie Pooh?
Ever in search of stories from our classmates, one day I asked what kind of nicknames class members have enjoyed—or endured. There were a...
Apr 18, 2023
A dedicated teacher is still exploring and sharing the beauty of mathematics
At our age, many of the teachers we remember aren’t still around, but Jess Kauffman was in only about his second year of teaching when we...
Apr 17, 2023
Are you still a “Midwesterner”?
A lot of you haven't lived in Michigan for years. At the reunion, classmates came from 14 states, and we can be found in a lot more than...
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