by Leana Conway | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 | Nov-Dec Issue, Stories
In March 2023 Dr. Jeff Dobson, a geographer born in Canton, found himself snowed in on an Argentine Antarctic Command base for his seventy-eighth birthday. He could not have devised a better way to celebrate. Jeff, a true adventurer, has visited fifty-seven countries... 
by Leana Conway | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023 | Sept-Oct Issue, Stories
This isn’t an article about beer. Yes, the beer at Reformation Brewery is excellent and comes in many types. You’ll find heavy lagers, light beers, shandies, beers with fruit, a patriotic beer that benefits veterans, sours, and even beer with cats on the cans. Now the... 
by Leana Conway | May 1, 2023 | 2023 | May-Jun Issue, Stories
Linnéa Geiger paints with her camera. She uses light, shadow, angle, and observation like a paintbrush to capture human connections. She doesn’t pose her subjects or rely on props, matching outfits, uncomfortable clothes, or forced smiles. Linnéa documents life, and... 
by Leana Conway | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 | Mar-Apr Issue, Stories
Fashion Steeped in Tradition Keza means beautiful in the melodic language of Kinyarawanda, a Bantu language spoken in parts of East Africa. Keza is also the name of Cherokee County resident Monica Hall’s boutique. No one is more surprised than Monica that she is a... 
by Leana Conway | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022 | Nov-Dec Issue, Stories
We civilians can never fully understand the life of an American soldier. We have not walked in their worn boots, we have not witnessed the horrors they have seen, and we do not carry the memories they wish they could forget. We can only listen to their stories and...