I’m like you. I love to be outside. I love the trails and the rocks and the stars and the clouds. I love the smell of the forest, the sound of the river and the soft...

Recently a candidate for state government mentioned her support for our "God-given, 2nd-amendment rights."  Honestly, it doesn't surprise me how eager so many...

Which is better?  Living in a fishbowl or feeling like a fish-out-of-water?  Fortunately, there is an alternative. My memory of the incident is hazy. I recall the sound...

We should consider it an asset how exploration and discovery are such a recent and important part of our country's DNA. Several years ago I loaded up everyone into the...

Most interesting about this column was the number of parents with kids the same age as my kids told me that they read my column -- sometimes over the dinner table.  For...