Articles by John Meise

Standing in his yellow rain coat in front of a lane of cones, Reverend Marvin Ahlborn tightens the strings on the straw hat he has become known for over the past 20 years. As the next motorcycle approaches, he puts his hand on the rider’s back, closes his eyes and speaks over the low hum […]

George Riemersma, 73, is a postcard collector from Milwaukee. He was diagnosed with cancer when he was 58 and was told by his doctors that he would never make it to 60. Now a 15-year cancer survivor, his collection boasts more than 20,000 postcards from 105 different countries. Riemersma says that he never expected the […]