It’s a great time to be in Aiken. And I’m not just saying that because we “spring forward” this weekend with Daylight Saving Time. But it’s true that I do love that extra hour of sunlight we get late ...

Several years ago a couple of teachers sat next to us in a downtown Waterville restaurant, talking about their impending retirements. They were older than I. I asked how a person knows when it is time ...

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Updating your facility’s public website may seem like another never-ending task for your to-do list. But now’s definitely the time to do it — per federal rules. As soon as you have completed a web ...

ST. LOUIS — As the old song goes, the fundamental things apply. I’m on a stage at Saint Louis University in front of a crowd of more than 200 people with my friend and colleague Linsey Davis, ABC News ...

The author, center, recently made time for a round of golf with friends Becky Boren and Susan Lucas. “A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.” — Winnie the ...

The crippling snow and ice storm that swept through our region recently coupled with record freezing temperatures presents many challenges to people shoveling and plowing and just trying to stay warm.

If possible, try to enjoy the forced coziness — and remember this sort of thing is more unusual and shorter-lived than in some other places. Take Norway and Denmark, for example. (I mean, don’t ...

Virginia Beach made The New York Times’ “52 Places to go in 2026.” Tourists flock to Virginia Beach, bringing millions of dollars to spend. That number can increase significantly if Virginia Beach ...

We have a huge health care problem in the United States. We need to offer health insurance to all our citizens to improve our health outcomes, but the costs of entitlement programs such as Medicare, ...

BELOIT — When Ed DeGeorge first arrived as the new head football coach at Beloit College in 1977 he knew the cupboard was close to bare. “I was recruiting kids on campus to play,” DeGeorge said. “We ...