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Cinematic truth and Robert Redford

Robert Redford, the actor whose golden smile and understated persona warmed movie screens for decades, attended the University of Colorado on a baseball scholarship. When he died on Tuesday at 89, Redford was remembered, among other things, for his one baseball movie: “The ...

Teen confused by parents’ breakup

Q. My parents split up two weeks ago. I feel lost. My mom moved us to another apartment right away because she said the one we lived in cost too much. My dad moved too. I’m supposed to split my time with them, but it’s very confusing right now. I don’t feel like I have a place of my own ...

OP-ED: Unpacking the realities of American health care

Editor’s note: This column draws on Dr. Aaron E. Carroll’s essay, “The Bright Spots of American Healthcare: A Beacon of Innovation and Progress,” published in The New York Times on Sept. 5. When people talk to me about health care in the U.S., it’s usually a conversation filled with ...

OP-ED: The end isn’t that near … right?

During my lifetime, there have been more doomsday predictions than I can count. Religious leaders, cult founders and politicians have been warning, “The end is near,” for as long as I’ve been around. I looked ’em up. Harold Camping had billboards, Marshall Applewhite had his ...

Adjusting to being away at college

Q. I’m a first-year student in college. It’s the college I wanted but now I’m not so sure. I thought I was ready to be this far from home, but I miss my family. Honestly, I miss everything – my bedroom, my house, my cat, my friends. I even miss my high school, and I was so excited to ...

Preparing your child for school

Q. I’m no longer a teen, but I have wonderful memories of you as my teacher. You taught us all so much, starting in middle school, when you empowered us to be comfortable with our changing selves, through senior year, when you facilitated a great game, you called “out of the bubble” that ...