The van door slams shut, and it’s as if we’ve been plunged to the floor of the ocean — such is the darkness that consumes us.

Tickled Pink, a fabric store in Pontiac, offers introductory sewing and quilting classes in addition to 100% cotton fabrics.

Former Review-Journal columnist Norm Clarke is in hospice care in Las Vegas. The 82-year-old journalist, best known for ...