A “jack of all trades” has a mediocre reputation. The full saying is, “a jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than a master of one.” When it comes to location management on a film set, the saying quickly loses traction. As I listened to John Maher describe his ...

This is a true story of a concept written on a cocktail napkin in Potsdam, New York late one night at a frat party in 1971. The discussion culminated with an idea for a band name. The napkin is long gone but the band has lasted more than 50 years, and their fans still come to hear them. ...

I had three wonderful uncles. There was my Uncle Rad who was a de facto father when I visited my cousins, which I did nearly every summer growing up. There was my Uncle Gus, a creative engineer with several patents to his name and a funny vocabulary to match. He always told us about his latest ...

I recently read a copy of Joan O’Leary’s first novel, “A Killer Wedding,” after we messaged each other via social media. The last time I saw O’Leary was when she was in high school. I watched one of her GBasement Productions at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. She wrote plays and ...

Drug-impaired driving is a growing problem in the U.S., and the laws are complex and vary by state. More than 400 drugs tracked by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) can cause impairment, and each has a different impact on every user. According to information from the ...