People have long been interested in comets. They are very scientifically interesting, and at the time, astrologers would interpret them as omens of the future. In the late 1700s, astronomer Charles Messier started his life’s work studying these objects. Since comets travel through the ...

When I was struggling with various growth stages my child was experiencing, I thought they were never going to get out of it. We were going to live in a perpetual circle of sleeplessness and crankiness. There are many parenting witticisms that we, experienced parents, grandparents, caregivers, ...

This column isn’t about vehicle and traffic law or even traffic safety. It’s about the 1,000 weekly column I have written over the past 19-plus years. What began as a one-year commitment to the Franklin County Traffic Safety Board (TSB), of which I was and still am a member, has turned ...

Daylight is lengthening. It’s been warm. The snow has come off my roof. I see signs of spring. Tuesday is St. Patrick’s Day, when we celebrate all things green. Spring makes me think of green – and green food is good food. Usually. Except when I bought frozen ‘broccoli bites,’ ...

I am feeling eager. The thawing does that to me. I’m excited to swim in a lake, to garden, to have a picnic. I want to jump on my beautiful old bike and go for a ride with C on the rail trail. I’m also ready to try something new. This summer, I want to get creative. - Benefits of ...