NIAGARA, Wis. — Our American culture prizes those individuals who are driven to excel and who succeed in building a life in which they “have it all.” They seem to live a charmed life: a solid career, standing within the community, a happy family, a lovely home, good health and money in ...

Editor’s note: This article was written by Iron Mountain residents Glady Van Harpen and John Nienstaedt, who have lived here since 1986. They visited Italy in October. In a story published Nov. 25, they told of their experiences in Sassoferrato, which is Iron Mountain’s sister city. This ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Last week I talked about the excitement that comes when we usher in a new year. And I described my own celebratory traditions of this holiday, as well as the customs observed around the world to commemorate this transition from the old to the new. But there is an element of ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — I love the beginning of a new year. I have always tried to usher out the old year by letting go of any events that may tend to linger as difficult memories, keeping only the lessons learned as a result of struggling through them. I also try to add goals for the coming year; I ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Christmas has come and gone for another year. Our search for the perfect gift has come to an end; we watched, hopefully, as it was opened and experienced that special rush of emotion as we saw the joy spread across our loved one’s face. We knew in that moment we had guessed ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — I can hear some of you already saying, “She has completely lost her mind. Quiet — at this time of year? I am way too busy to even know the meaning of the word!” I get that. Even in retirement, the holiday season is hectic and way too full of activities. But the glitter ...