Articles from the January 28, 2026 edition

BILL LANES, Whitehall Assembly of God|Jan 28, 2026

At fifty-three, it pains me to admit that my eyesight has failed over the last few years. I am due for another adjustment to my trifocals! As a kid, I recall seeing my grandmother doing the newspaper crossword with a magnifying glass. I could not imagine then growing old myself. Today, I see a different layer. If you are anything like me, you first try to read small print without your glasses. For many of us, it is a reminder, isn’t it? In ancient times, the Romans used water-filled globes (as described by Seneca) to magnify objects. It was not...