A wonderful member of our community passed away recently, and while many knew Michael Wilson as a historian, professor and passionate protector of the Adirondacks, I’d like to share who he was to me — a mentor, a guide and the person who changed the trajectory of my life. Michael lived in ...

I mentioned in last week’s column that my parents knew Brother André when he visited the farm in Gabriels owned by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. It was managed by my father Dennis, and along with my five siblings, we were all born in that farm house. Brother André’s visits ...

Parents have recently been serving up lots of questions regarding their child’s nutrition based on more fiction than facts. This week I thought I would do some myth-busting of some common nutritional myths. - Popular myths - Is taking a daily multivitamin giving your child all ...

While there’s no shortage of Homo Sapiens (in fact, I can easily be convinced we’re a global blight) I think I qualify for the Endangered Species List. Or maybe more exactly, the Endangered SUB-Species List. And what, pray tell, is my sub-species? It is Homo Sapien Lector Obsessus. Or in ...

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” — Maya Angelou At 6:30 p.m., it was 88 degrees, with a two-hour wait — just another Thursday night at Casa del Sol. Dermott Morgan was spinning tales and pushing margaritas while I ran food, and Jay Fogarty, with ...