About five years ago, Gail Friedman noticed her Parson Russell Terrier was constantly licking his paws and seemed super uncomfortable. “The poor dog. I would put baby socks on his feet so that he wouldn’t lick them or bite at them,” said Friedman, of Oak Brook, Illinois. “I was ...

Wow, it seems like just last week we were celebrating the winter holidays, and now the calendar reads July. Back then we were uncomfortable with prolonging low temperatures, and the past few weeks we’ve been grumbling about it being too hot and humid, and sometimes even too wet. We’re ...

A friend recently told me a story about a trip to the lakes of North Carolina with her husband and two sons. They were set to meet her sister’s family at an Airbnb and spend the week boating, fishing, grilling chicken, and basking in familial bliss. As she recalled the events of that week, ...

Last week, I wrote about travel, the gift of a lifetime. This week, we’re time traveling, and I don’t mean science fiction. This involves the cold, hard facts about time flying at warp speed. And I’m mad about it. Just when we finally need life to slow down – so we can keep up – time ...

When Megan Cotter talks about aviation, you can hear the passion in her voice. “It’s one of my favorite things to talk about,” Cotter said. Cotter became interested in flying while a student at Southwestern Central School. Cotter was a Vacation Bible School Counselor at Hillcrest ...

For those outside its gates, Chautauqua Institution stands as it always has. What one can see from Route 394 is pristine. Golfers are on the links at the Chautauqua Golf Club. Sailboats can be seen in the north basin of Chautauqua Lake. The arts and education program is in full swing. ...