One year ago, Alex and Christina Berry were lying in this bed. Wide awake, worrying about their bills. Bills that were like monsters under the bed, for grownups. But then Alex and Christina had the courage to face their fears head on. Refinance their mortgage and begins saving 284 dollars every month. Goodbye scary monsters, […] Read more

When the Gallaudet University women’s basketball team plays, it’s always the other side who’s got the handicap. This was clear even before Wayne Coffey, sportswriter and self-avowed basketball fanatic, had the idea that following the Lady Bison around for the 1999-2000 season would make a great story. A year earlier, this Division III school had […] Read more

When the Gallaudet University women’s basketball team plays, it’s always the other side who’s got the handicap. This was clear even before Wayne Coffey, sportswriter and self-avowed basketball fanatic, had the idea that following the Lady Bison around for the 1999-2000 season would make a great story. A year earlier, this Division III school had […] Read more

Quirky cities don’t just celebrate their eccentricities, they thrive on them. Austin, Texas may just be the king of quirky! The capital city of Texas is anything but traditional and its unconventional vibe is a breath of fresh air. With an outdoor, inclusive graffiti gallery, clothing-optional parks and a resident bat colony, it’s clear that […] Read more

Morrison was waiting for someone who was hung up in the air traffic jam over Kennedy International when he saw a familiar face at the end of the bar and walked down. ‘Jimmy? Jimmy McCann?’ It was. A little heavier than when Morrison had seen him at the Atlanta Exhibition the year before, but otherwise […] Read more

It was late 1956, and millions of Americans sat transfixed before their televisions, watching two men locked in soundproof booths pull facts, names, and dates out of their memories to answer questions worth thousands of dollars. One competitor was Charles Van Doren, a handsome 32- year-old English instructor at Columbia University. The other was unglamorous, […] Read more

It was late 1956, and millions of Americans sat transfixed before their televisions, watching two men locked in soundproof booths pull facts, names, and dates out of their memories to answer questions worth thousands of dollars. One competitor was Charles Van Doren, a handsome 32- year-old English instructor at Columbia University. The other was unglamorous, […] Read more

The basic question is this: given human nature, are any of us really capable of change? The mistakes other people make are usually patently obvious. Our own are tougher to recognize. In most cases, our path through life reflects a fundamental truth about who we are now and who we’ve been since birth. We’re optimists […] Read more

She had a face to remember: a woman in a pink hat crossing the finish line at a Race for the Cure event. The pink hat means she is a survivor. She’d won her race against breast cancer and now runs with thousands of others to let the world know how important it is to […] Read more