Veterans Among Us: Terry Hunt
“My tour in the Navy also allowed me and my family to see parts of the world that none of us would ever have seen, otherwise.”
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Local Legends: The calm and the chaos
In 2025, the Oxford Fire Department responded to 3,442 calls, many of which were EMS runs, the legacy of Shoemaker’s creation of the first life squad and the 271 calls it was responding to by the time of his retirement.
On My Plate: Cantaloupe
I didn’t learn why the town – as well as the melon – was named for two common Italian words, “canta,” which translates to singing, and “lupo,” which translates to wolf, that have nothing to do with agriculture.
Observations: Rachel’s wedding
She became a part of our family, more so than any of the other African students in our orbit.
Media Matters: Presidents, publishers and ‘Citizen Kane’
“You know, Mr. Thatcher, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.”
– Charles Foster Kane
On My Plate: Eggplant
Eggplant was first domesticated in Asia around 4,000 years ago in either South Asia or East Asia (sources disagree). Eggplant cultivation moved westward from India to Persia, Mediterranean lands, across Europe and to the Americas (possibly brought by Thomas Jefferson).
Local Legends: The international architect
Even into his last years, Furth continued drawing, sketching actors on TV and objects from daily life, oftentimes giving away his sketches.