To safeguard our nation with unwavering diligence, we have the Marines, the Army, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Air Force. And our newest and our smallest branch, we now have over 9,700 Space …

It was only after I read about this “Small Town With The Largest Halloween Spirit” in the Smithsonian magazine that both my wife, Karen, and I decided to make the trip to see and feel …

What motivated me to write this column – after walking into one of our local physical fitness businesses to sign up for the senior citizens SilverSneaker program – was my dismay at how I …

Who among us is not intrigued, but also fearful, of what lurks in those dark shadows? So far as we know, humans are the only species to enjoy horror, and they put out exuberant sums of money and …

The headline of this column comes from the words of the comic character “Shermy,." On Oct. 2, 1950, he introduced Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” serial comic strip to the …

September has been set aside for us to become aware of pain. And who among us is not aware of pain?  However, September Pain Awareness Month may encourage us to better understand the impact of …

In Frank Tallis’ new book on Freud, he wrote in "Mortal Secrets": “Today, someone, somewhere, chooses to end their own life every forty seconds. More lives are claimed by suicide than …

The National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September.  In 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation establishing National POW/MIA Recognition Day. …

The third Saturday of September is National Dance/Sport Recognition Day.   It’s a given that many will not agree that any of these or all of the various dances, hip-hop, Jazz, tap, …

As I walked about, with a burger in hand, in Shirley and James’ beautiful and vibrant tapestry of colored backyard, I thought about how the Pellegrino water would be flowing like champagne. …

Labor Day is on Monday, Sept. 1. If it weren’t for a Smithsonian Magazine’s article from March, "Taking the Lead," I would not have been led to read and write about the chemist and doctor …

Maybe while you are reading this article, you may want to heat up and slurp one of the many flavors of Campbell's Soup? But why Campbell’s?   Art is everywhere, and what is art is in …

On July 22, at a City Council meeting, my wife, Karen, advised the council, as well as City Manager Martin Yamamoto and Police Chief Stan White, about several situations she personally saw or had …

August, aka the dog days of summer, and officially the last month of those long daylight and sunny days. It’s the last summer month to no longer put off one of those many once-in-a-lifetime …

Looking back at many of the now “wokeish” liberal teachings that the good nuns put forth, with one probably being a quote from the great second-century leader and thinker Marcus …

I am cautioning my readers that this article on grief may be too personal and extremely troubling, yet it will hopefully also bring some comfort.  As a mental health professional with …

July is a time to reflect on some of the historical events in our country, and both oral and written myths and facts are part of our culture. One of those "facts" came from Henry Wadsworth …

We all know what July 4 th is about. Part of our knowledge may have come from reading Mercy Otis Warren’s 1805 …

No matter where they go, they have to take themselves with them. We see this sorrowfully too often when we watch the news, as some of our many wheelchair-bound Great Generation military veterans …

June 18, 1865: It was just over two months after President Abraham Lincoln was murdered where citizens heard Black people throughout Galveston – the largest city in Texas at the time: …