Uninspired by the presidential race? This past weekend brought an emphatic reminder that some of the most consequential lives are led by those who are never elected to political office.
The reminder came in the form of the obituaries for Barbara Anderson, who for 35 years was executive director of a Massachusetts grassroots group called Citizens for Limited Taxation.
It's almost a rite of spring to read the childhood classic "Make Way for Ducklings." The charcoal figures imagined and drawn by Robert McCloskey in the Caldecott Medal Award-winning book have been flying, swimming, diving and waddling into the hearts of children around the world since 1942. The charming tale tells the simple story of a young couple hoping to find a suitable place to build a home of their own.
