M ANY ANIMALS are in family mode at the moment, rearing young and generally getting into the parental swing of things. The Palm or Laughing Doves around my apartment block are ...

Last spring marked our first foray into the area of "keeping" animals. We have had a dog or two, a cat and a few various and sundry fish but that had always been enough. We decided ...

One turkey dominates the competition at the supermarket: the broad-breasted white turkey. ... Tis the season for the local supermarkets to feature delicately balanced displays of ...

I hope everyone caught the Obamas on "60 Minutes" last night. It was a pinch-yourself interview with both the president-elect and his wife, during which it seemed far too good to ...

A rooster pheasant lets out a string of profanity, squawking to beat the banshees before being shoved in a crate with a flock of feathered lady friends. After a relatively pampered ...

Back in May, I interviewed journalist Nan Mooney about her latest book "(Not) Keeping Up with Our Parents: The Decline of the Professional Middle Class," which explores how ...

Press News Service File Photo Bouncing back: A peregrine falcon sits on a handrail near its nest box on the emissions stack at Consumers Energy's B.C. Cobb Plant in Muskegon in ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Rely on yourself if you want to get things done. Someone you love will have a hard time understanding what you want, so be patient. Put more time and ...

At dinner before Jim Norton ’s Saturday nightcap at The Comedy Connection’s Wilbur Theatre , I commented: “I want to sit like Lincoln.” For anyone unfamiliar with where the ...

Weekend Doubles: Seek and Destroy 35, Ta-ta 34, WSAB 27, Oh Chit 24. Honor scores: Jim Grabill Jr. 244 (650), Rod Alabaugh 242, Tom Schroeder 267 (686), Stephanie Rice 234 (629 ...