I spent almost 40 years on the typewriter end of the newspaper business, tramping through press boxes, interviewing coaches and players, trying to put words in a straight line that made sense the next morning. But whether it was a high school

When I was a 14-year-old kid with acne, braces, glasses and buck teeth, I discovered something that would change my life – a 90-mile-an-hour fastball. That’s what it was like for me to realize I had something at my disposal that could, if used

The world of cancer is a parallel universe. It exists all around us. Rides with us on elevators. Parks next to us at the mall. It goes, however, mostly unnoticed. Until it becomes yours. A cancer diagnosis unlocks the door to this quiet,

Those who know me well know I’m never late for anything. If I am late, they know to call the police because something bad has obviously happened. Indeed, I’m annoyingly early to most things in my life because I allow enough time for bad traffic,

Funny how you figure out some of the most basic things about yourself as you get older. My epiphany for 2013 is that I am probably dyslexic with a touch of attention deficit disorder. Even worse, I had to ask my wife how to spell it. Bonnie is