Lessons from Mr. James

So, does it count that I got some of my cards with the annual Odell Holiday Form Letter out before Thanksgiving? Maybe n...

I did not vote a straight ticket in Tuesday’s election.  But I did fill in more little circles for Democrats than Republi...

I was a college student in the early 1970s when the Vietnam War was in full force, as was the resistance against it, especially among people...

We've been blessed with spendid autumn weather for three weeks running now. My twice-daily walks with Otis are filled with beautiful mo...

There has been a lot of talk decrying student bullying in the days following the suicide of a young man whose college roomie decided to vide...

On this lovely, lazy Saturday evening, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is on the television. I have settled my 50-something body into a com...

For the last 3 1/2 years, my morning routine has been the same. Up at 5 a.m. Take dog out for a quick pee. Feed the cat. Off to the gym fo...