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The Man at the Gate
Carroll Grinnell was a businessman by trade. But when war reached Manila, his work suddenly boiled down to keeping four thousand people from starving. By the time his wife, Ruth, received his Medal of Freedom after the war, the paper merely confirmed what the camp already knew: he never turned anyone away.
Will We Ever Find Amelia?
A former Saipan reporter reflects on the enduring mystery of Amelia Earhart and the quiet, persistent hope that physical evidence off a remote Kiribati reef might finally solve the mystery in our lifetime.
The stories the island kept
In November 1977, a Capuchin priest sat down with local elders on Saipan to record their vivid memories of an American woman living in Garapan in the late 1930s. The Stories the Island Kept explores why these deeply personal testimonies endure and how we honor human memory while waiting for a more tangible proof to resurface.
Pelicans, Crab Cakes, and Mayport Air
Ghosts, fresh seafood, pelicans on the dock, and a fishing village that felt like home: notes on my visits to Mayport, Florida.