June 19, 2020 Remembering my “Pop” I’m a proud second-generation Greek-American. My father, George Koutoulas, came alone to the U.S. in 1955 when he was 19 to work in his uncle’s…
June 12, 2020 On Juneteenth, let’s be ‘better together’ This week, I was educated on an American holiday known as “Juneteenth.” Before this, about all I knew about the holiday was that it occurred in…
June 5, 2020 What we stand to lose I was listening to the excellent podcast “The Daily” from the New York Times earlier this week. The episode was about the unrest around…
May 29, 2020 Fighting the coronavirus ‘infodemic’ This week, the science blog Science Alert published a piece entitled “5 Ways You Can Help Stop The Coronavirus’ Infodemic’ That’s Hurting Everyone.” We’ll get…
May 22, 2020 Why I wear a mask I have a confession to make: I hate wearing a face mask. I’ve yet to find a comfortable one. Some are too tight, and some are too loose.…
April 17, 2020 If I only had the time… If someone had told me a few months ago I would be given the opportunity to work from home for a month or two — perhaps more…
April 9, 2020 A spring without baseball This article appeared in The Winchester Sun on Thursday, April 9, 2020. “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball… It reminds…
April 2, 2020 An unexpected reminder This article appeared in The Winchester Sun on Thursday, April 2, 2020. I am fortunate to be able to work remotely these days. There are five…
March 26, 2020 Staying connected and socially distant This article appeared in The Winchester Sun on Thursday, March 26, 2020. I resisted writing about the coronavirus pandemic last week. I figured everyone had…
February 28, 2020 Back on the trail of Winchester’s black history This article appeared in The Winchester Sun on February 27, 2020. Today we’re concluding last week’s column about my recent visit to the African…
