If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray.

Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.

Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.

Why are video games so violent? The ones I've seen remind me of the 4th of July, with everything exploding, buildings, cars, airplanes, men and women. Kill, kill, and kill for sport and entertainment.

Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The nonprofit professional volunteer world is a laboratory for self - realization.