by Hank Nuwer | Dec 8, 2023 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, Travel Reviews
by Hank Nuwer Once upon a time, every hamlet in the American Midwest had an Elm Street. But around 1930, a blight came overseas from its origins in the Netherlands. Similar invasions of shade trees also destroyed that king of the forest, the American chestnut...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 23, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
You probably imagined I’d cry tears of joy, and I did. Eight years from application to citizenship for my bride. We are so proud of being American and no less proud of our roots in Poland. Just take a bow, Gosia. You took the oath today, and America has one...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 8, 2023 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
CELINA, OH – A little over a year ago, Sue Markins’ phone rang. The caller said she was calling on behalf of her birth family in Japan. Markins, a Walmart pharmacy technician, was flummoxed by the call from an overseas stranger. “I hung right... by Hank Nuwer | Mar 5, 2023 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
Sunday, March 5, 2023 Good day, Reader: I was thinking of adding one of the strangest and saddest columns I ever penned. So here it is. I won’t say, “Enjoy!” But maybe you’ll learn something about groupthink with this tale from the past in...
by Hank Nuwer | Mar 5, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
My wife Gosia earned her Green Card in October 2019. She gave eight-weeks’ notice at her chief accountant job in Poland and shipped what she could to Indiana. Update: On March 22, she raises her hand for the citizenship oath and comes to Alaska eligible to vote. (She...
by Hank Nuwer | Jan 14, 2023 | Alaska Tales, Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
Gosia unloaded the last of the boxes and supplies today that we carted to Alaska from Indiana. Now her bags are packed for a 12:30 a.m. boarding for American Airlines Fairbanks to Seattle to Indianapolis. Our friend and former colleague Ray will give her a ride to...
