What are you waiting for? Now, don't get me wrong, having things to look forward to and be excited about is great, but at the same time you could be missing out on this moment. We also put off doing the things that we love because we figure that we have plenty of time. Here's your wakeup ...

Today I have chosen to write about quick breads. They have earned that name because they are quick to make. There is no yeast involved, only baking soda as the leavening agent. I prefer to make my own quick breads, but have resorted to mixes every once in a while. I like the mixes with ...

As I lie dying, I have to admit to myself that I am in fact not dying, no matter how impossible that truth seems. I know I am not dying because I am in fact getting better. Better enough to write this. Better enough to sit up, turn my head and have recall. Better enough to recall that the last ...

South Carolina mom Debra Harrell worked at McDonald’s. She couldn’t afford day care for Regina, her 9-year-old daughter, so she took her to work. But Regina was bored at McDonald’s. One day, she asked if she could just play in the neighborhood park instead. “I felt safe there,” ...

Not a single member of Congress should reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act program that’s coming up for a vote mid-March unless significant reforms are made that protect Americans’ civil liberties and privacy. This includes protections for the current president of the ...

Litmus tests belong in chemistry labs, not in county commissioners’ resolutions. That was my “on second thought” reaction to last week’s request of the Jefferson County Commissioners, made by Dale Woods of Punxsutawney. Woods had asked the commissioners to enact a “sanctuary ...