Category: Features

A Special Holiday Decoration

There is something special about the holiday season that entices Robson residents to brighten their homes with colorful decorations. Reindeer and Santas on the lawn, twinkling lights around homes and trees, and festive wreaths on the doors adorn many of the homes. Residents in the “Back Forty” neighborhood have long admired and enjoyed these displays…

Word of the Month: Inutile

  David Zapatka Reader Carmela Hopkins writes, “Dear Mr. Zapatka, every month I look for your column in the Splash. Last month’s article particularly grabbed my attention because you mentioned Richard Lederer, whom I read monthly in the Mensa Bulletin. Have you considered an article on the word ‘run?’ It seems like such an obviously…

U.S. Military History: Military Birthdays

Ross Dunfee The thought of independence for the 13 English colonies was revolting to the mother country and the colonies knew that they had to band together to obtain their freedom, and they did. The First Continental Congress convened and concluded at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 5 to Oct. 26, 1774. Their primary…