The new law concerning buckling up is long overdue. A seat belt probably kept me from being seriously hurt in a wreck once. But requiring us to buckle up while permitting us to text message does not make much sense. ...more

July 2, 2009

I'm an avid reader. There's something about settling in with a good book that's so satisfying, so mesmerizing, so addicting that, once I start reading, it literally becomes an obsession. The more I read, the more I want to read. It would be quite easy for me to do absolutely nothing else. ...more

February 22, 2009

Guts, an 11-year-old German shepherd, doesn't move as quickly as he once did, but he still knows how to turn on the charm. ...more

January 29, 2009

Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look, but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. ...more

September 24, 2008

Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. ...more

September 22, 2008

Fifty-five years ago, I started on a journey that would take me all over the world...... ...more

June 28, 2008

The dark clouds and drizzle of rain didn't hinder the Coleman seventh-graders' Stop the Engines! campaign. Knocking on car windows and asking parents to cease idling, they pleaded their case against carbon dioxide emissions. ...more

February 20, 2008

The "Terrible Twos" is an intimidating and frustrating phase for many parents, a time when their loving and pleasant infants turn into angry and controlling toddlers. Most toddlers use tantrums to gain control and express frustration. Developmentally, 2-year-olds are using only two to three words at a time to communicate. Although they understand most of what their parents say to them, toddlers cannot effectively share their thoughts with their parents. Temper tantrums are a normal part of development as children learn independence and seek to master their environment. ...more

October 18, 2007

The "Terrible Twos" is an intimidating and frustrating phase for many parents, a time when their loving and pleasant infants turn into angry and controlling toddlers. Most toddlers use tantrums to gain control and express frustration. Developmentally, 2-year-olds are using only two to three words at a time to communicate. Although they understand most of what their parents say to them, toddlers cannot effectively share their thoughts with their parents. Temper tantrums are a normal part of development as children learn independence and seek to master their environment. ...more

October 11, 2007

A penny for your thoughts will have extra meaning in 2009, the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth and the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Lincoln penny. ...more

September 28, 2007