26+ years of published Op/Ed columns, professional photography, my first book and more from the 28 known galaxies!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 3/2018 Sunday morning, after nearly 3 days, the electricity was restored to our street. …And I found myself feeling contemplative. Friday, like…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 3/2018 Because some humor is desperately needed right now… Because I just CANNOT bring myself to address…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 1/2018 With a brief but welcome respite from the Arctic temperatures of the last two weeks, and most of the snow melted,…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 12/2017 Three stories. All of the same message. One of my closest friends from high school –…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City paper 11/2017 “We will be okay.” It’s Sunday; I’m driving around Foxboro Common and I pass the Universalist…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 10/2017 These are my words: For the next few weeks, the news magazines will run pictures of vigils and lit candles. “Experts”…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 8/2017 Checking into FaceBook on my lunch break and I see that a few friends are going through…
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By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 8/2017 “The truly literate and involved American should be reading the local newspaper. Weekly newspapers and the internet are also vital to…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 7/2017 In June, I decided I wanted to run a column for Independence Day and started working on…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 6/2017 If you have lived in Foxborough for any amount of time, you are probably familiar with the Founders Day schedule. Founders…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 4/2017 In a recent Saturday Night Live sketch, the President of the United States (played by Alec…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 2/2016 To provide a welcome break from all those pesky (and constant) political news stories that either upset…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2016 It’s early December and I am wondering in a store or two, looking at the rows of…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 11/2016 No matter who you voted for, no matter whether you’re happy or not with the result, consider…