I’ve seen a lot of headlines lately lamenting the fact that people don’t “hang out” as much as they used to. I’ve read an equal number of stor…
Swear words were forbidden in my childhood home, but my mother didn’t stop there – her six children were also not allowed to call anyone stupid.
On the eve of what may be the craziest election year ever, it seems like a good time to recount recent electoral history in Jefferson County.
I can only hope my son makes my wife cry again this Christmas.
While the upcoming holidays are “the most wonderful time of the year” for many, for others it can be a time fraught with anger, resentment, sa…
While gathered with extended family at Thanksgiving, I’m sure all of us try to avoid discussing controversial topics.
The self-proclaimed conservative members of the Jefferson County Council recently approved, in quickity-quick manner, eye-popping raises for t…
As a kid, I looked forward to catching virtually all the holiday specials on television. I’d scan our TV Guide to find not only the high-profi…
Sixty years ago next week, America suffered a terrible wound that remains unhealed to this day.
One evening in April 2022, I stood in my bathroom looking at three positive pregnancy tests in disbelief. I called my husband in to look at th…