It felt to me like a long and frequently contentious run up to the 2026 primary elections. While the process has been ongoing for nearly six months, the intensity felt like elevated in May and June with candidates and their allies attempting a wide range of tactics to give themselves an ...

I recently took the opportunity to read a 2009 essay from the National Council on Family Relations (ncfr.org) called "Mythologizing fatherhood" by Ralph LaRossa, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Georgia State University. It was based off of remarks made at a conference called "Myths of the ...

In less than a month, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which is referred to as the nation's birthday. I don't know if I see that as completely accurate, since there were so many other events before and after that had enormous ...

For as long as I can remember, I've had a fascination with words. I grew up in a home where reading was a regular activity, both individually and out loud to the entire family. Books, stories, religious works, encyclopedias, newspapers and other materials were regularly read and shared. I had ...

I recently re-watched the Disney movie, Secretariat, which came out in 2004. I like a good sports movie and that’s a classic, representing the story of probably the greatest racehorse of all time. In that movie, the character of Penny Chenery (played by Diane Lane) tells her father, Chris ...

Like many, I plan to spend some time during this Memorial Day weekend at local cemeteries, remembering my family and friends who are no longer living. As I visit their gravesites and see their names etched in the headstones, I'll think back to all of the memories I have of my times with them ...