I’ve long felt that those who love and care for their feline companions also treat human beings kindly. And I suspect those who mistreat animals do the same to humans. Mahatma Gandhi wrote: “There is ...

I don’t have a favorite Olympic sport. I’m not an athlete. High school marching band was my team sport. But I do love the Olympic Games, and for me, it’s all about the stories — stories of ...

Cooking on Saturdays at a soup kitchen over the years has taught me one very important lesson: Every ingredient matters. That didn’t come from an older, wiser grandma whose been cooking for years. It ...

Life doesn't pause for us to figure out our emotions. Every day, we're making countless decisions, ranging from small to life-changing, with each one revealing something about how we understand ...

I love the story author Jaroldeen Edwards tells in her book “Things I Wish I’d Known Sooner,” when she took a trip with her daughter Carolyn one drab, rainy day. Her daughter wanted to drive more than ...

With their always-on friendliness, endless curiosity, and undying loyalty, dogs can crack your heart wide open. Emilé learned this from Trapper. “I didn’t have the world’s greatest childhood,” she ...

Is earth a big, big place? Or is it a “small world after all?” With the Internet, TVs, cell phones, GPS, and jet aircraft, the world certainly seems to have shrunk! Almost instantly we know when ...

While I believe each and every person should read the book, Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, I also realize that most of you aren’t as interested in medicine and biology as I am. However, I ...