Liberals want to explain away the views of people in places like Door County, Wisconsin. They do so at their peril.

Parents should stop trying to shelter their kids from the outside world. They need challenges.

After Lacey died last week, my wife and I decided "No more pets." The "milestone" got me to thinking about how that term is often misused.

Being true to Hawaii means being open to adaptation and innovation.

What to make of a little girl telling her dad she is "Jewisher" than he is, eight years later?

It's time to toss the distractions, get on our feet and build us some houses. 

When your house is gone, small human interactions color day-to-day reality.

Whose vision will shape the town's new form and how fast should it happen?

More than homes burned in the fire -- a social network went with it, and all those small moments that constitute normal life.