One of the great surprises I had upon becoming a father was that because I had a child, I could play like a child again. Nobody told me that would happen. I have seen it happen to others, and not only to humans. It has happened to our adult cats. “Play with her, Leo,” my wife Honey ...
It’s been over three years since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, and officials burned vinyl chloride in plumes over a village of fewer than 5,000 people. In February 2023, this community on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border was the subject of international news and thrust to ...
It’s been over three years since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, and officials burned vinyl chloride in plumes over a village of fewer than 5,000 people. In February 2023, this community on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border was the subject of international news and thrust to ...
I love my garden, but right now I can’t wait to brush hog and plow it under. All this rain, lordy. Eight inches in August. Long stretches of days with high temperatures in the 90s. Humidity you could bathe in. Mosquitoes Cajun-thick, and me deaf on one side: my left ear can’t hear the ...
When someone we care about is struggling, it is not always easy to know what they are going through. A person may not come right out and say that they are thinking about suicide. Instead, the signs may appear in the things they say, the way they act, or changes happening in their life. Knowing what to look for can give family members, friends, coworkers, and others an opportunity to step in, offer support, and help someone find the resources they need. Warning signs often appear as changes that are new or unusual for the person. They may follow a painful event, a major loss, or another ...
While perusing photos and documents of the soldiers of the Civil War, it becomes evident that not all participants of the conflict were of the human species. Four-legged veterans did not qualify for pensions and so their histories are difficult to uncover. However, one canine “volunteer” ...
