How fortunate that throughout the ages of reason, December's magic prevails. You see it everywhere -- on modest lawns brilliant with holiday displays, in the twinkle of a crossing guard's eye, within the arms of a high school Santa Claus, in a tidy stall of a brand new stable. December's magic rises like the moon [...]
Among all the things there are to admire about Senator John McCain's 106-year old mother Roberta -- her longevity, her wanderlust, her passion for education, the decades-long gin rummy game she maintained against her twin sister Rowena -- this maternal wisdom she passed along to her son might be the best: “She taught me to [...]
If spring in Wisconsin teaches us anything, it's to seize the sunny days. We're good at that here. Like daffodils, we rise through the snow and turn our faces toward the light. We shrug off approaching storm clouds and dance, push strollers through puddles, bounce basketballs off muddy pavement and, when the rain washes away [...]