Not long ago it came to my attention that our irascible high school librarian 鈥� Nellie Mancini 鈥� was the sister of a great newspaperman.This would be Mickey Furfari. Beginning in the dark ages, Mickey took to covering sports at West Virginia University for the Morgantown Dominion-News ...
Throughout the majority of human history, giving birth to a baby has been a dangerous pursuit.Hundreds of years ago, when knowledge of pregnancy and childbirth was still largely shrouded in mystery, as many as 30% of all women would die while giving birth. Even in times that are more recent, ...
My husband went to California on a business trip a few weeks ago. While he was away, I found myself doing something completely out of character 鈥� switching on the TV while cooking or reading the paper. A silent house felt lonely. In 1960, just 13% of households were comprised of single ...
You hear it all the time, including from me: Our politics is too partisan, too polarized, too divided. Why can鈥檛 both parties work together for the common good?But it鈥檚 worth pointing out that sometimes bipartisan consensus is awful.The worst form of elite agreement is usually the product ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> We applaud the Fayette Living Well Coalition for offering year-round healthy activities to residents of the community. Recognizing that cold weather is not always conducive to outdoor workouts, the group, building on its Walk Your Way to ...