COLUMBIA − The City of Holts Summit announced on Monday that World War II veteran Wilburn Rowden will serve as the grand marshal of the city's annual Christmas parade. Rowden is one of the oldest ...

A version of this column was originally published Dec. 20, 2019, in the Erie Times-News. Everywhere one looked on Dec. 25, 1944, Christmas lugged an asterisk. "Reverence and solemnity vied with ...