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I’m an observer of human behavior. As the writer of this column, I have featured many interesting people who have contributed to the quality of my life. I met Jack Knorr about 15 summers ago inside th...

Sometimes I sit down, open up my laptop and stare at a blank screen. Minutes pass. Not a word is written and I shut it down. Other times, I begin a column and after a few paragraphs, I quit. My brain’...

With so much hate and division in the world now, sometimes I think we’re living inside a Marvel or DC Universe with good guys fighting bad guys, and we need to call on superheroes to help bring us tog...

He was the baby boy with the stuffed teddy bear in his crib. He grows to be the curly haired kid shooting hoops with his buddies at the park. Time passes. He opens the car door for his date at his hig...

As a high school teacher of American literature, one of the plays we read was “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. Here’s how the story begins. “No curtain. No scenery. The audience arriving sees an empty s...

Professor Smith wore a look of concern on his face as his astronomy students took their seats in his classroom. “Settle down, everyone. I have some extremely important information to tell you today.” ...

I have been an orphan since 1997. My father died when I was 19. My mother passed away 29 years ago. Both were ill for many years before their lives had ended. Their deaths meant very little to me; in ...

When my son was a baby, I wondered what his eyes could see that had moved into his empty mind when he knew nothing about the life he was beginning. When my daughter turned 5 years old, we gave her a s...

My favorite writer, lecturer and philosopher is Ralph Waldo Emerson. He was born in 1803, and his essays, lectures and poetry from his 79 years of life found their way into my mind and into my heart. ...

Where has my country gone? My country ‘tis of thee Where has my America gone? We’re all too blind to see. We the people cannot see the truth through the political fires burning inside our eyes. How ba...