The baskets and decorations are packed away in the tote marked “Easter.” The chocolate rabbit is long gone. The sugar-crusted Peeps will soon be finished along with the foil-covered eggs. Only the jelly beans will last longer than the week because, well, they’re jelly beans. The ...

Last week's Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop in Dayton, Ohio, celebrated 25 years of the conference. The University of Dayton held the first workshop in 2000 as a one-time event to commemorate the Bombeck family's gift of Erma's papers to her alma mater. It turns out once just wasn't enough, and ...

Gender differences continue to fascinate scientists across disciplines, and for good reason. Some researchers argue that sex differences in childhood may have an even greater impact than those that emerge later in life. As children grow, many distinctions between boys and girls begin to blend. ...

I've been thinking about how this time of year brings together a confluence of religious observances. Most of us here in our area are probably focused on the Christian holiday of Easter, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but there are plenty of other observances that are important ...

Most families plan vacations around where they want to go. One family friend plans theirs around a much more basic question: Where can we safely eat? Their youngest son has severe, life-threatening food allergies. Not the kind that makes dining out inconvenient, but the kind that turns a ...

There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job. League history is littered with examples: players involved in off-court scandals, arrests, even allegations of serious violence. Time and again, teams and the league have found ways to look past behavior that, in most ...