Dennis Lennox

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May 9, 2021
Postcard from the Grand Canyon’s overlooked gateway
Grand Canyon National Park is one of those bucket list destinations that seldom disappoints. After all, it is all about the sheer beauty of the landscape. This natural wonder, a testament to the design of God the Creator, with its varying colors and deep gorges carved through layers of rock is truly magnificent.
May 2, 2021
A big, small town
There is more to Columbia, Missouri, than college students.
Apr 18, 2021
Prince Philip’s funeral in hallowed St. George’s Chapel was thoroughly Christian
The ceremonial funeral Saturday of Prince Philip was a theologically orthodox service as expressed through the timeless Anglican rites of the Church of England, observers said. It also came at a time when faith in the public square is more often than not watered down to accommodate the panoply of beliefs and nonbeliefs.
Apr 4, 2021
Postcard from normalcy in Florida’s Clearwater Beach
Walking the sugar-white sand that forms the beachfront in Clearwater was a journey to the return of normalcy.
Mar 28, 2021
Driving England’s steepest road
Ravenglass, a village on an estuary flowing to the Irish Sea, is a world removed from the other side of the picturesque ...
Mar 21, 2021
3 places to go, right now
This is the perfect time to get out and go somewhere. Traveling right now also means avoiding the even larger crowds that are sure to form this summer, when a year’s worth of pent-up demand will surely be fulfilled.
Mar 7, 2021
Blues and more come alive in the Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta, a swath of northwest Mississippi in the shadow of its namesake river, is home to small Southern towns, the regional cuisine you expect and an outsized legacy that ranges from a seminal Civil War battle to an entire genre of music.
Feb 28, 2021
Postcard from Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific coast
Puerto Vallarta was actually one of Mexico’s first getaways for Americans. Hollywood stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, whose former homes are now an upscale boutique hotel, put it on the map back in the day.
Feb 7, 2021
Postcard from America’s finest city
San Diego isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think of California. That is understandable given the prominence of Los Angeles and San Francisco in all things culture and media.
Jan 31, 2021
Off-the-beaten-path in French-speaking Belgium
Yet there is so much to discover in this trilingual — Flemish, French and German — country, which is often an afterthought when planning European trips.