Observations: Kenya
"I first went to Kenya in 1980 and visited Nairobi National Park and climbed Mount Kenya for the first time."
Allan Winkler
Observations – People and place
"When I moved to Oxford in 1986, I found no such society here. But I was amused when people told me that the house I bought was the Anderson House."
Observations: Frances Perkins
"My family has been living in the funky town of Damariscotta, near the Pemaquid peninsula. And today, like last year, we visited the homesite of Frances Perkins, secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s entire tenure as president."
Reflections: Newspapers and me
Allan Winkler has been involved with newspapers and local news since he was young.
Reflections: Higher education
Columnist Allan Winkler writes that President Donald Trump is making an effort to dismantle the education system in America.
Reflections: Travel
Travel has been an important part of Allan Winkler's life for decades.
Reflections: Economic Depressions
The stock market has gone through multiple rounds of whiplash since President Donald Trump assumed office on Jan. 20. Columnist Allan Winkler writes that Trump mirrors historic figures like Cornelius Vanderbilt and opposes approaches like that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.