War and peace

Ukranian immigrant witnessed a century of upheaval and hope

During her long life, Poulina Samoylovskaya has lived in four countries, but she’s actually emigrated only once — when she took off for the United States in 1992. She lived in the three ot

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Feature | Thursday, March 17,2005

Coming home

By Mila Dvoretskaya-Lemme

Like any proud parent, Jeff Elston happily shows off pictures of his three children. Many people know that he and his wife, Toni, went to Ukraine to adopt two of them. But when they try to g

News | Thursday, December 30,2004

Privilege to give

By Mila Dvoretskaya-Lemme

They say it's better to give than to receive. I went to last week's Christmas food-and-gift giveaway at the Salvation Army to find out why -- and what I discovered is that even for those with t

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 16,2004

“Clean city” depends on where you look

By Mila Dvoretskaya-Lemme

My first impression of Springfield was "What a clean city!" But the longer I live here, the more I understand that this impression depends on where one is in the capital city. Yes, compared

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 2,2004

Taking the public out of transit

By Mila Dvoretskaya-Lemme

My four months of struggle with Springfield's public-transportation system makes me sure that people who don't have cars here are victims of discrimination. Like most residents of my native Kaz