Charter schools. The No Child Left Behind Act. Cheating. Bullying. More than ever, parents have options for their children’s K-12 education and information is available about issues in every sphere of education—the social,... Read More

A diagnosis of life-threatening illness can be devastating. When Diane Pretty’s husband George was found to have mantle cell lymphoma a form of cancer said to be incurable life as they had known it came to an end. Faced with the... Read More

If we believe the ancient Greeks, the poet is a maker, “poet” being derived from the Greek poiesis: making. In "The Hands of Day", beloved Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda crafts his love song to the human hands that... Read More

“The truth is, gestation is a journey. The actual destination is parenthood, and that’s another trip altogether.” Author Jenna McCarthy was sure parenthood was for other women until she felt her own clichéd biological clock... Read More

The cost of health care per American in 2007 was $7,600, and U.S. life expectancy has reached a record high of seventy-eight years, the National Coalition on Health Care states. Yet as costs rise, Americans still don’t live as long as... Read More

“Slave: 14th century, from Medieval Latin sclavus, a captive; a person who is the legal property of another or others and is bound to absolute obedience,” reads a page in this book, which depicts an odyssey from slavery to freedom.... Read More

“A dilemma often has more than one ethically defensible response and always leaves you wondering,” writes the author, a Denver obstetrician-gynecologist and nationally known medical ethicist. Abrams, who also served as chair of the... Read More

Buckle Up, and Please Keep Hands Inside the Book At All Times Humorist Diane Estill is highly skilled in detailing stories of the mundane with a whimsical spin and equally adept at taking everyday life situations and eliciting a chuckle... Read More