Parents have been asking me some eye-opening questions about whether or not their child might be getting pinkeye. Well, let me see what I can tell you about this problem. Pinkeye gets its name because it describes the pink or reddish appearance of what is normally the white part of the ...

When people ask me where I grew up, I tell them I haven’t — at least not yet. But then I tell them I was born here, have spent all but 10 years of my life here, and if I have any say in the matter, I’m gonna shuffle off this mortal coil here. Looking back, I’d say I lived a ...

A month after my brother died, a puppy bounded into my life. Yes, you read that correctly — a few months ago, I lost one of the most important people in my life, as well as a piece of my heart. To anyone reading, this sounds like the most abrupt and underdeveloped decision one could make ...

While the Scots have more than 400 words describing types and conditions of snow, by this time of year, I only have one. And that one isn’t printable. I enjoyed winter for the first frigid months by cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. But by mid-March, I am ready to tie up a new pair of ...