Choosing a few words or a message for the dearly departed is a difficult decision. How do we say our final goodbyes? Poetry is one of the best mediums for capturing and expressing emotions and is very ...

Poetry is all about sharing feelings and emotion and is one of the greatest forms of literature to read during hard times. Poems about death can help comfort you after losing a loved one. We are ...

On Sunday, Katherine Hughes of Mankato read the poem proposed for a memorial in the city’s Reconciliation Park to honor the 38 Dakota American Indians who were executed on Dec. 26, 1862. “Oh, I don’t ...

I don’t want to appear disloyal to the American charcoal, meat and beer industries, but Memorial Day isn’t only for grilling and drinking. And it’s not only for empty politics from empty political ...

For 10 years, Sonia Ancoli Israel walked through the empty plaza at Congregation Beth El and imagined that someday a beautiful memorial would rise there to honor the 6 million Jewish lives lost in the ...