As a young band director, one of my aspirations was to either have my band accepted to march in the Macy鈥檚 Thanksgiving Day parade or to be invited to perform at a presidential inauguration. We did get invited to march for an inauguration, but it was for the president of Mexico, and I鈥檓 ...
Many cat lovers argue that it is cruel to make felines stay indoors. I鈥檓 in the opposite camp. We say that letting the kitties outside is cruel 鈥� and not just because coyotes and speeding cars threaten them. It鈥檚 because cats kill birds, chipmunks and other small mammals in shocking ...
It鈥檚 highly unlikely that anyone turns cartwheels when they pay their property taxes, but the idea that the money is going to the school up the street to educate neighborhood children can provide some solace.The reality, however, is that a chunk of those resources are being diverted from ...
Pennsylvania鈥檚 senators are readying for a vote to enshrine same-sex and and interracial marriage in federal law, weeks after a divided House voted in favor of marriage rights.The sudden push to put the rights in law 鈥� years after the Supreme Court established them nationwide 鈥� follows ...
Mike Pence thinks he has a shot at the presidency.You can imagine how the conversation went with his political advisors: People are tired of Trump. They want to move on. And you鈥檙e the perfect person to fill the void. You served him faithfully, but when it came to violating the Constitution, ...
鈥淎 Universe so boundless, teeming with countless billions of galaxies, containing trillions of star systems ... It鈥檚 beyond human understanding,鈥� according to Carl Sagan. The late astronomer also wrote that the nighttime sky 鈥渋s a profound sermon on humility.鈥� There are an estimated ...
