3+ week, 6+ day ago   (775+ words) From near-death experiences and alleged memories of past lives to arguments for a creator, scientists and philosophers are debating whether the methods of science can reach questions traditionally left to faith. Can science prove that there is an existence beyond…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (212+ words) She obtained her pilot's license as a teenager and became the first female military flight instructor in the United States at age 20. By 1971, Funk became the first female flight inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), followed by her appointment…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (353+ words) Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the Dallas and Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, Grapevine City Councilwoman Duff O'Dell said Thursday. O'Dell, who described herself as Funk's caregiver, said she was by Funk's…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (681+ words) NEWPORT — Joyce Gaffin rolled into Newport in 1973 with little to her name but the art supplies that would keep her sheltered and fed — and one day lead to her reputation as the esteemed watercolorist of the Newport maritime industry. Gaffin…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (338+ words) By Larry Felton Johnson I’ve had an interest in cemeteries for my whole adult life (and at 74 years old, that’s a long run). So it makes sense that as I put quizzes together, I’d also ask myself, and the Courier’s…...