Along dozens of businesses in Arlington Heights, hopeful poems detailing perseverance, hope, history, passion and community strength have been painted on storefronts to inspire the community to shop ...

It was a rough evening outside but a warm feeling within. Lynn and I were with fellows and gals passing out food outside a closed church in Norfolk’s Park Place. The rain came down but the smiles ...

Mackenzie Paul has been battling leukemia for more than two years, but she hasn't given up hope. She's hoping her words can ...

We've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it, Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be ...

The poem in this Hint I have offered before for the same reason, a gift for Christmas. But I believe it is definitely worth repeating. Christmas is a time that symbolizes hope. It is a religious ...

People cope with stress and tragedy in different ways. For Alicia Keys, one of the tools she has used lately is poetry, as she has shared a pair of poems related to the ongoing protests over the past ...

AS 2024 draws to a close, the Gazette looks back at all the stories that made our hearts melt. We started the year with the story of a mother in Brighton Hill who inspired others through her hopeful ...

At Christmastime, one tradition is to hope. In this medical column, can I prescribe some pill, balm, salve or nostrum that will give us hope? This year I would like to prescribe a poem I have shared ...

Quietly serious, trustworthy and often sad, this sixth collection from Spires (Worldling) finds the poet preoccupied with first and last things: death, illness, age and debility take up much of the ...