“I heard he had invaded our turf, and now he stood before me. He was tall and skinny and every inch a hillbilly just like they said. I squared off in front of him and yelled,’ Get the ...

Their names read like a capitalists’ list of Who's Who from the early 1900s: Alfred Vanderbilt, the heir to the shipping and railroad empire, Henry Frick, the Pittsburgh steel baron, J.P. ...

The Romans perfected the practice of turning victory into a show of revenge. They called it the Roman Triumph, and it was a parade through Rome in which the victorious General, his troops and the ...

(If today was 33 A D, a first-hand account might go something like this:) I was the desk sergeant down at precinct headquarters early that Sunday morning when the ...

I was telling you about all the strange events that started happening on the Sunday that the body of Javier Cruz disappeared. Believe it or not, things only got stranger as that day wore on. ...

It was a long shot, but we had to consider the possibility that the death of Javier Cruz had been staged as a publicity stunt. The body was taken directly from the crime scene to the county morgue ...

His cheek was bright red, his lips trembling, and I could see him fighting back tears as he ran to me on the sidelines looking for fatherly comfort. I kissed his forehead and tousled his hair. ...

During the last few weeks, North Korea has dominated international news. I've been watching with interest because I was born in South Korea and came to United States when I was 4 years old. I ...

The heart-wrenching parade of names, faces and personal stories is becoming too long. It seems we barely get life to return to semi-normal, when the next tragedy occurs. In too rapid succession, ...

“Why do they do what they do?” This question was asked by Vice President Joe Biden this past Wednesday at the public memorial service for MIT Officer, Sean Collier, who was shot and ...

Anyone past the age of 20 will remember Steve Urkel, that nerdy kid with glasses and suspenders who lived next door to the Winslow's in the successful sitcom “Family Matters.” While ...

Mother-love has a face…And for our children, it’s my wife, Sue.  Last year our children shared memories of Mom’s love from their childhood in my Mother’s Day ...

When you hear the word “discipline,” what comes to mind? Do you remember being hit, yelled at, ridiculed, put in timeout or grounded? Do you feel anger, fear, resentment, shame, ...

"Faith… Family… Ducks"   That's the motto of the hottest new reality show, "Duck Dynasty," It follows the daily activities of the Robertson clan, a tribe ...

With Father's Day approaching, this is the time of year when many men are thinking about their fathers, and unfortunately many of our memories are bittersweet. While fathers and sons can have ...

The Breakfast Club is one of the most popular teen films of all time. Set in the mid-80s, it's the story of five students from different social strata in high school, and their journey of ...

As you can see, this is not our dad's usual blog. We hijacked it this week because we want to tell you some things about him that he'd never say. Thank you, Dad for all the ways you encourage and ...

“I think we could all use a Mr. Miyagi in our lives.” I will never forget this comment made by a reviewer years ago in reference to the original movie, “The Karate ...

"Madiba, Madiba, Madiba"     "Tata, Tata"    The cries have grown increasingly incessant over the last three ...

"It appears he has run out of options. He is a man without a country." The national newscaster was referring to Edward Snowden, the former NSA (National Security Agency) consultant who ...