According to the National Gardening Association, the number of households growing their own vegetables, fruit and other foods has tripled since 2008. more

Barbara Walters might never have become a powerful force in broadcast journalism had she lacked the chutzpah to extract a promise from her bosses at NBC News in 1973. more

Earmarks are back and they’re costing American taxpayers a bundle. more

It’s time for another installment of “Places you should visit before your loved ones start picking out your burial underwear!” more

The front page of the July 8, 1947 “Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Record” seized the American imagination with the headline “RAAF (Roswell Army Air Field) Captures Flying Saucer.” more

Retired state employees have not seen an increase in their monthly pensions since 2001—Rick Perry’s first year as governor—and have come together at the Capitol this month to call for action. more

Every year in late spring, parents of college students all over America travel to university campuses with stylish IKEA storage bags or (in our case) cardboard boxes that once held bulk orders of toilet paper and tortilla chips. When the parents arrive, they joyfully greet their academically-hungover children and start the arduous and sometimes pungent process of “un-dorming.” more

At Texas 2036, we took March 2—Texas Independence Day—to celebrate the 30 million Texans going about their daily lives, contributing in ways large and small to the ongoing miracle known as Texas. more

Everyone should do it at least once in their life. more

It’s difficult to wrap my mind around it, but this will be my 20th Father’s Day as a father. more

It’s long past time for me to put a flagpole in the center of my front yard—one that holds a large American flag that dances proudly in the summer breeze. more

It has been years since my family last dealt with the “pictures with Santa” pageantry, but Saint Nick impersonators remain an integral part of Christmas for Americans. more

I know parents are asking themselves this question today: As a parent concerned about the safety of my child at school how do I get involved? more

The only worry I had was that Old Man Miller might be hiding out behind the shed trying to catch us running through his garden when we played “Tag” in our back yards. If you grew up in … more

I sure could use a vacation about now—but I have no plans to take one this summer. more

Wow! Will this really be my 19th Father’s Day as a father? more

Believe it or not, my wife and I haven’t attended a concert in nearly 25 years. more

Americans are so angry about so many things — with partisan politics topping the list. more

One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at Christmas lights while I whined to my parents about needing a snack—again. There was something magical about a familiar evening landscape transformed to a radiant wonderland at the expense of someone’s lumbar spine. more

I read a great piece in the Tribune-Review about the nostalgia many Pittsburghers hold for their favorite old suburban shopping malls—especially around the holidays. more