CHRISTINA MITCHELL

The Good Life

Britta “Bibi” Kotlikoff History tells us that the vikings of Sweden had the quality of strength. Bjorn Ironside did. So did Erick the Victorious.  And so...

The gift of giving a much-needed living organ donation

February isn't just about Valentine's Day. But since that holiday means something from a sweetheart, it's also an opportunity to focus on another kind of...

Awash in history: The aging of America’s veterans

Harry Chandler was 103 years old when he died last week in Florida. Any centenarian is worthy of praise, but Chandler's life has the kind...

Meet me at the Eagle: Stores that evoke our pasts

Shoppers in South Jersey recently learned that a vaunted department store in center city Philadelphia would close, leaving behind the history of another. Macy’s is...

Kids helping kids: The gift that keeps on giving 

Another Christmas has passed. It went by in a flash, as the holidays always do.  But there is no end in sight each year when...

Virtual event to promote children’s reading is a ‘serious wakeup call’

COVID spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for the nation's kids, erasing decades of academic progress. Reading took a severe...