My recent visit to the 9/11 Memorial was as moving as you might expect. I met someone there. Someone who, I also imagine, was a lot like me, her name was Valsa Raju, and now I remember her every day.

My sister, Amy Wagner, lost her family home of nearly 30 years to a fire in the spring of 2020. She's sharing her story of loss, community support, and rebuilding, and how that experience drove her to pay it forward by founding The Wagner Family Fire Fund.

I recently visited both The National Baseball Hall of Fame and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. The difference in the feel of them was like going to a family reunion versus a corporate Powerpoint presentation…

The count on mass shootings and gun violence just keeps growing. I'm breaking down the arguments and offering realistic solutions on how to amend the 2nd amendment.

When Mark Davis started to look at the details of the Grimes sisters murders, an inconsistency in a person of interest’s account made him dig deeper… and zero in on the prime suspects.

A journey of nearly 80 years leads Elizabeth, a transgender woman, to finally being comfortable in her skin and welcoming people into her truth.

If Muhammad Ali lived in these times, he would be canceled… which would deny us his greatest gift. Canceling people who dissent or drop vile comments and perspectives doesn’t solve anything. Maybe it’s time to cancel cancel-culture.

Once upon a time a kid opened a gallery in her parents’ garage. Her neighborhood supported her by buying her work and encouraging her. Now she’s returning the favor by leading the way to support and foster the arts in her own back yard.

I recently re-discovered Strat-O-Matic baseball, after nearly 40 years. The game – and the one played on The Field of Dreams - has reignited my love for baseball.

We have a compulsion… getting more stuff. Now we pay for stuff, and we don’t even care what’s in the box. I’ve got a better idea! Plus, an update on my new dog, Lucy!

I recently lost my dog, Nub, to cancer. I’m sharing my thoughts on that experience and working through that grief and loss. But there’s hope…

I’m talking with a former Catholic nun, my aunt, Reneta Webb, about her own story and the source of faith in a messy world.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about where we live, and I’ll bet you’re wondering about this place too.

Sensei Miwako Sakabayashi has made a huge impact in the lives of hundreds of students… it just adds up.

Featured in the book, Murder in Canaryville – The True Story Behind a Cold Case and a Chicago Cover Up - Detective Jim Sherlock chases down a 40-year-old cold case

Claudia McMullen was burned out… on New York, on being a lawyer, on burnt coffee and on dogs not being able to find forever homes. So what’s a girl to do?

We’re all allowing digital media and social networks to program us exactly how we want to be programmed… and it’s widening the divide.

There’s a word that most Americans consider dirtier than all others. We’re either on one side of it or another.

There’s plenty of ugliness to find in a team’s name if you look hard enough and want to see it. This week I’m sharing my own thoughts on the sports team renaming controversy, starting with the Redskins.

Dr. Katherine Ramsland talks about how his mind worked and what drove him to commit such horrible crimes.