Author Michael Wolff has made quite a name for himself with his Donald Trump-bashing tell-all, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.”

Last week, citizens in Iran’s second largest city – Mashhad – took to the streets for what began as protests over Iran’s economy and the rising cost of basic goods such as milk and eggs. These frustrations illuminated the reality that Iranians desire more than basic goods. They thirst for basic freedoms.

In spring 2016 my wife, Mary, and I saw “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms” at The Art Institute of Chicago.

The bitter cold we have experienced recently kept many people indoors over the Christmas holiday.

Scientists are increasingly finding new ways circadian rhythms affect us. For example, circadian rhythms can influence hormone release, eating habits, digestion, body temperature, sleep and even the sense of smell. Disruption in circadian rhythms can lead to the increased incidence of many diseases, including metabolic disease and cancer.

I am not averse to technology, but I am averse to social media.

If you hadn't noticed the amount of television time devoted to drug ads, then you may not be viewing as much as I do. It appears they consume more time than the actual program.

Gleaned from the internet and author unknown, here is a little story for Christmas.

Salt (sodium chloride) has been used for millennia and yet most people have no idea about its effect on health or its history.

Last November, the American people sent a message to Washington: Get things done. With Republican control of both chambers of Congress and the Oval Office, the time to enact pro-growth, pro-innovation policies that benefit American workers and businesses is now.

It all began in August, 2016. After a routine, annual mammography, followed by a 3-D ultrasound, a Breast Diagnostic Center (of Ft. Wayne) physician showed  me an approximate 3 millimeter area of tissue that appeared to be cancer.  It would require needle biopsy for confirmation.

According to a recent article in the Smithsonian magazine, giraffes are disappearing from Africa before scientists can even begin to understand them. Losing these magnificent animals to poachers would be a tragedy for a number of reasons in addition to the fact that people love watching them.

Decades of research confirm the deep connection between high-quality early childhood education and subsequent academic success, and yet, as a society, we put early childhood initiatives at the bottom of our budgetary priority lists.

We are approaching the season of the year when many of our thoughts will turn to Jerusalem.

If you are looking for a pure example of demagoguery, look no further than the debate over the tax bill.

Small business owners, how do you feel about your website being blocked or slowed because bigger companies are paying internet providers more than you are?

Planes appeared. Bombs fell. Ships sank. Men died. Dec. 7, 1941.

Mindfulness is awareness, cultivated by paying attention in a sustained and particular way; on purpose, in the present moment and nonjudgmentally. It is one of many forms of meditation.

There’s an important community event scheduled for Dec. 11. It’s billed as a community call to action with regard to the opioid crisis.

With 2018 just around the corner, I thought it might be good to spend a little time discussing a variety of public projects that are slated to commence next year.

This sexual harassment thing is spinning out of control, isn’t it?

It’s easy to see that we’re living in different times.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that seasonal influenza is responsible for more than 20,000 deaths annually. While 20,000 deaths is something to be alarmed about, it pales in comparison to those who died in the great Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-19.

Donna Brazile’s new tell-all book was all the rave this week.

There’s a cloud of uncertainty hanging over one of Indiana’s most important employment sectors – the medical device industry.