I am the vice president of our homeowners association. We live in villas, not condominiums. Can two married people living together under the same roof both serve on the association's board at the same time? Is there any difference if they are condominiums or villas? ...more

January 11, 2009

When I approached my principal, Tim Ducker, with the plan to host a school-wide celebration in honor of the veterans in our community, I wanted to show the students that our greatest heroes do not go by the names of Brad, Angelina, T.O., Ocho Cinco or Hannah Montana, but are most often called, "grandma," "grandpa," "mom" or "dad." ...more

November 14, 2008

We usually go to movies simply to be entertained. We buy our tickets, mortgage the house for some popcorn and a soft drink, and settle in with Dolby surround sound. ...more

September 27, 2008

A new study that slams broadcast television for glorifying kinky sex and ignoring good, old-fashioned marital sex (and presumably unkinky) is really an indictment of public tastes. ...more

August 7, 2008

No holds barred, "The Full Monty" currently playing at Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson, tugs at your heartstrings, making you both laugh and cry. ...more

January 11, 2008

Thousands of dissidents silenced under Argentina's military dictatorship - tortured, executed and made to "disappear" in the so-called Dirty War against dissent - are gaining new voice through poetry. ...more

December 28, 2007

There's a little nomad in all of us. And the concept of carrying your home with you as you travel still has a central appeal, as evidenced by the tens of millions of Americans who leave behind their air conditioning, HDTV and e-mail hookups to trek off to the woods each year. (Though, these days, thanks to air-cards, both the accursed e-mail and the Internet may be only as far away as a squeal of the modem.) ...more

November 2, 2007

Just when you think everyone's out to get the other guy or out for himself, along comes National Thank You Day. And the stories pour forth. ...more

September 23, 2007