I was assigned to write about when we went to the Eiffel tower. I jumped at this chance to finally take a break from news and write something more creative and exciting. It was maybe the most fun I've ...

Writing this column is the second. I've been at it since last April, and that first anniversary has put me in a reflective mood. Last year, I worried about coming up with a topic each week.

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I was both surprised, taken aback and delighted by the tremendous response to the column I did two weeks ago about shooting a picture of a harvested deer instead of mounting it to hang on a wall.

The upcoming week marks this column’s 18th anniversary. I almost can’t believe it. It feels like far longer. It almost feels like I’ve been writing it since … “forever ago.” From ...