As I type this, the South Carolina debate is barely 12 hours old, and even more anxiety has stirred among the Democratic Party establishment. They are worried. The resilience of the Bernie Sanders movement and his supporters is clear. And everyone outside the Sanders circle is growing more in ...

There is a difference between the truth and our understanding of it. Each individual sees the world based on his or her mental framework, developed over a lifetime and influenced by every experience, relationship, and internal conversation. Our understanding of that world and its people can and ...

If there was a theme for these columns, it was based on my idea of promoting good resolutions which, as we all know, are what we should be promising to try . . . again . . . in the new year. Quoting my favorite, Dave Barry: “Don’t feel bad! Many people have trouble sticking to their ...

A Springfield, Ohio, man spotted a van — guess what color — that he thought was trying to kidnap a girl, and he ran off to chase it in the most modern of ways: livestreaming the whole thing on Facebook. The van got away, but the man posted the video, which went locally viral. Here we ...

I looked around my house today in an utter panic. “Where did all this come from?” I thought, looking at toys, blankets and fruit snacks that were scattered all across the living room floor. (There may have been a few Doritos in the mix as well.) It seemed to all dawn on me at once: ...

Now that spring is right around the corner and the seed and flower catalogs have started to arrive in the mail, it’s time to think about finally getting outdoors. I am sure I am not the only one that loves spring, the season of rebirth. When I walk outside in spring, I know my favorite ...