by Cathy Cassata At my mom’s wake in 2007, my siblings and I decided to play Elvis Presley’s music quietly in the background. We wanted her friends and family to have an excuse to smile in between all the tears. She was a big Elvis fan and shared that with her children. As kids, ...
Merry Christmas! Happy seventh day of Hanukkah! And an early happy Kwanzaa (which will be celebrated tomorrow)! In honor of the holiday season, we’ve asked The Dominion Post staff to share some of their favorite holiday traditions. Here’s what they said: Dave Raese, publisher: ...
by Jeffery M. Leving For better and for worse, the link between biological parents and their children is well known, from a child inheriting a mother’s wit and skill at math to inheriting a father’s nose and short temper. It turns out children also cause a change in a father’s ...
by Robin Abcarian I can barely keep count of the people I know who have had a falling out with family members or friends over Donald Trump, his corrosive racism, COVID denialism or his undying, narcissistic insistence that he won the 2020 presidential election. Some have simply ...
by Rekha Basu The baby was fussy, resisting his mother’s efforts to keep him on his back to prevent spit-ups after a feeding. His newly discovered freedom, unleashed by learning to roll onto his stomach, was conflicting with that agenda. Observing the conflict, his grandmother ...
When I was in high school and my parents agreed to my keeping chickens, they asked how long chickens live. I only had a year left at home, and they wanted to know what kind of commitment they could look forward to once I left. I read, and informed them that typically laying hens live four ...