staff column

Imperfections are often perceived as a negative, as something to be ashamed of, but I see imperfections in a different light.

RACHAEL DEVINNEY THE SIGNAL As I acknowledged Columbus Day earlier this month, it made me wonder, why do we celebrate Columbus Day? Are we celebrating his discovery of America? We know that “in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue,”…

I never thought I’d be on the receiving end of a “coming out” conversation. I definitely didn’t think that it would be coming from my wife.

On April 29, 2011, my 18-year-old sister, 12-year-old sister and 8-month-old son loaded into my car after leaving my grandmother’s funeral.

Watching the recent media coverage of the handicapped Carnival cruise ship Triumph floating around the Gulf of Mexico is enough to make anyone wonder if cruising is a good choice.

Déjà vu. It is 6 p.m. on a Friday night and I’m scrolling through Facebook news feed to see what everyone is doing. This is the life! Who am I kidding?

The scenario goes as follows. You’ve received a friend request and message from this gorgeous person you’ve never met. She tells you how cute she thinks you are and how much you have in common.

It’s not that hard to do a helpful thing once in a while. I don’t mean helping a friend move into a new home, though that’s good too. I mean small, day-to-day things that can make a difference to total strangers and will take almost no…

My dad was a small business owner. Starting at the age of seven, he instilled in me the principle of working harder than necessary to get what I wanted. I didn’t realize it then, but I believe that he was trying his best to equip me with…

Cancer…that one little word can stop you in your tracks and change your life forever.