When I first met my husband, Jon, at Camp Starlight, a summer camp in Pennsylvania, he shared that for a while he had worked as a wedding photographer. I was intrigued not only because he was willing ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis call or text 988 to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7. Thomas Stuart Macaulay, a 78-year-old Yellow Springs man, was accused of ...

How we see the world dictates the choices we make. Perception shapes our lives. It’s how we see the world, the people around us, and ourselves. What we often forget is that no two perspectives are ...

Comforting words of wisdom to get you through.

The question of life’s true purpose has baffled humanity for millennia. Philosophers, religious leaders, psychologists, and ...

To be able to look at things from many perspectives is an important life skill. Consider the words of author F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two ...

Last month, I wrote about the idea of “criticism” and the ways the arts and humanities allow us, via criticism — that is, interpretation — to understand why we think the way we do. Today, I want to ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Recently, I had an eye-opening conversation with a close friend about our beliefs regarding the ...