—By Frederick A. Hurst— I can’t recall when I first met Raymond (Ray) Berry. He seemed to have appeared out of nowhere though he soon became so well known in Springfield that it seemed he had been around forever. In fact, Ray Berry was born and raised in New Jersey as an only child and…

—By Frederick A. Hurst—- You wouldn’t know much about the human side of Dr. Mark Keroack by reading his resume. It’s a very technical resume written in a unique style that conveys much about his professional accomplishments but little about him as a person unless you read between the lines. It is not only well…

By Magdalena Gómez— Winter comes too late resurrected roses sing a Mother’s Day refrain doors brag pudgy holly wreaths that have no need of rain children dream of snowflakes as resting Nature wakes weary of endless giving she hides, she hoards, she takes the balance out of living; lessons for the indolent who’ve taken her…