A good scareJaymie Stuart Wolfe
When I was growing up, Halloween wasn't nearly as popular as it is now. Costumes weren't as elaborate, adults didn't participate, and nobody sold ready-made decorations -- probably because ...
Praise the Lord -- and forget the ammunition Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
Election year language often involves mudslinging, name-calling, taunts, and insinuations. We say we want our politicians to tell us their policies and proposals. We complain that they hardly ever articulate ...
Formed by the stormsJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Growing up in Cleveland, I experienced "lake effect" snow dumps. Spending most of my adult life around Boston meant winters punctuated by the whipping winds and ice of classic New England nor'easters. ...
Moving away from life Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
For many years, the U.S. led the world in creating a society that empowered human flourishing. Despite our comparatively brief history, we worked harder and longer than most nations to uproot injustice ...
Help!Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
There's a prayer and a patron saint for almost everything. But somehow, that doesn't seem to make praying any easier. Neither do the countless resources -- both classic and contemporary -- that ...
Silence in heaven Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
This summer, nobody has bothered to ask, "What's up?" probably because everything is. The past few months have been loaded with "historic" news events. (Are there any other kind anymore?) An early ...
How we fightJaymie Stuart Wolfe
''Here they come again, sir!" A memorable line spoken by a memorable character in the epic Civil War film "Gettysburg." This stirring depiction of Union troops during the Confederate assault on ...
Fathers on film Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
Twenty or 30 years ago, the media seemed intent on portraying dads as uninvolved and stupid. Now, it rarely bothers to portray them at all. That's only one of the countless ways women have been encouraged ...
