My wife, Ginny, and I were married June 29, 1956. I still had two years of college to complete. Not having much money, we moved into a small prefabricated house of a type that was mass-produced by the thousands, constructed of plywood and used for temporary housing for returning World War II GIs. By 1956, the housing crunch was past, and these units were rented to anyone. ...more

December 20, 2009

With the new year just around the corner it's time for us to make our plans for what we should do that we should have done but didn't do in past years. I for one am going to buy a new recliner so I can comfortably ponder some of the mysteries that surround us. ...more

December 18, 2009

The space underneath the photo of Michelle Robinson Obama in the "First Ladies" exhibit at the National Museum of American History is blank. The only thing that fills it is imagination. ...more

February 16, 2009

In a survey mailed to residents as part of a an strategic planning project, residents were asked several questions about the most pressing issues City Hall should address in the short and long term. ...more

September 3, 2008

I was surprised by your recommendation not to freeze rice and pasta. I freeze them often. Is there a reason I shouldn't? ...more

July 16, 2008

Dear Abby: I am in an eight-year marriage that feels like a prison sentence. I have two children younger than 5 and a husband who is mentally and emotionally unstable and has severe addiction to prescription painkillers. If I divorce him, he will have joint custody of our children and, although I want them to know who their father is because they love him, I am terrified of what he might do to them as emotionally unstable as he is. I'm convinced he is capable of murder-suicide just to get at me. ...more

November 9, 2007