For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, to make meals or reservations — let’s face it, sustenance responsibilities should be part...

According to a Duke University health study, in the last decade three million Americans changed their minds and no longer believe smoking a pack a day poses a health risk. The report concludes the...

In the summer of 1971, a wiry man about 40 carrying a briefcase walked down the hall of Boston After Dark, led by my news editor. I was the executive editor. As they passed my office, I was at my...

I don’t need to wait for the envelope. I think it should be said right now. Congratulations to Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, our local filmmakers whose Traffic Stop has been nominated for an...

Conscription is part of American history — a distant part. The Selective Service isn’t selecting like it used to. And, sadly, because of that, going off to war today has become as easy as...

Cold weather is coming eventually, so I’m in the process of moving summer things down to the shelves and wardrobes in our basement. It’s hard, however, to find proper storage space given...

October, 1960: It was a time of optimism. (How quaint, but how refreshing.) It was a time when change actually looked like it was going to happen — and not for the worse. Apple carts stood...

Recently I had what our local hospital staff calls a “twofer” — an endoscopy and a colonoscopy in the same visit. Like the anatomical equivalent of building the Union Pacific...

Just because we hear music Doesn’t mean we have rhythm   We pray to ourselves to be Then force ourselves to be governed We tell ourselves we see But can never see beyond You...

In late 1969 I drew a high 303 in the Selective Service pool, which meant I was not going to be drafted to fight in the war in Viet Nam. Relieved, I decided to get away for a while and in early 1970...