By Kurt J. Kolka Special to the Voice The name Mort Walker may not mean much in the average household today, but his work has appeared in millions of homes t...

By Kurt J. Kolka (2015 - What I thought was to be my final column for the Gaylord Herald Times) As most of you know, I am a big fan of comics. Especially new...

By Kurt J. Kolka (During Campaign 2016) How united are we in America? To judge by social media and the national media, we seem to have become a country divid...

by Kurt J. Kolka (June 2016) It was 1:30 a.m. when we received the phone call. Dad had passed away, with Mom in a chair by his side. End of another era. A few...

In recent weeks, many of us have been celebrating the achievements made by young adults in our communities. Graduation. That includes my wife and I. Our one ...

By Kurt J. Kolka I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. This summer I saw my best friend from kindergarten (who now lives out East) twice. It is always gr...

(Photo: What is believed to be the grave site of Franz Kulka) By Kurt J. Kolka When you research the history behind the name of a local landmark you might e...

(Photo courtesy of MLive) By Kurt J. Kolka It has been 11 years now since the tragedy of the Whitney Cerak-Laura VanRyn medical mix-up which pronounced the w...

Courtesy photo John Davey as Captain Marvel in SHAZAM! (Originally Posted: Friday, October 2, 2015 9:12 am) By Kurt J. Kolka Are you a collector? I guess I a...

By Kurt J. Kolka (Originally Posted: Friday, June 27, 2014) Like a lot of people, I thought history was boring. Back in elementary school, history was about ...

Who's your hero? Is he or she real or fictitious? Alive or passed on? And why did he or she become a hero to you? Seems like we all grow up with heroes who i...

By Kurt J. Kolka (Originally Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014) Typically, in late winter, I begin thinking a lot about summer. Well, this year, with the longe...

(Originally Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013) Our family is going through a difficult time. A few weeks ago, we learned our dog, Ginger, wasn’t going to be with...

By Kurt J. Kolka (Originally Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015) The more time goes on and things change, the more I feel like a man out of time. I have some f...

By Kurt J. Kolka (Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2013) I love the journeys of winter! I recently came back from a trip to Abbottabad, Pakistan, with Mark Owen ...