Guide Dog Graduations Offer Glimpse of America at its Best by David DeVoss Graduations are joyous events. For students with newly learned skills, they mark the beginning of lives as independent adults. At Guide Dog schools around the country the ceremonies are even more emotional since there they celebrate, not only the hard won mobility…
By David DeVoss For the past 35 years whenever a resident of Dallas, Texas wanted to fly to New York, Chicago or Los Angeles he had to drive half way to Ft. Worth to depart from Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport. This year that same traveler can fly to every major city in the continental U.S. out…
By David DeVoss When the baseball season begins anew in April most Americans living in the Midwest will once again turn their attention, at least for six months, to the St. Louis Cardinals, a team whose culture and tradition equals that of the New York Yankees. From North Texas up through the plains states into…
California Gem Features Life in the SLO Lane By David DeVoss Like most migrants to California, I spent my early years bouncing between San Francisco and LA. In due course I became acquainted with the delights of San Diego, the stunning beauty of coastal Highway 1 and the patrician delicacies of Napa Valley. It was…