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Crowds Rally In Dayton And Cities Nationwide For Saturday March For Our Lives

Emotional speeches and chants filled Courthouse Square Saturday for the Dayton March For Our Lives protest. People in other Ohio cities, including...

Obama's Legacy: His Army Of Campaign Volunteers Continues To Serve

In some cases, the 2008 campaign was their first venture into politics; for many, it hasn't been their last.

Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon has been pushing for federal decriminalization laws for years and argued Americans already showed support by voting to legalize cannabis in states across the country.

House Approves Decriminalizing Marijuana; Bill To Stall In Senate

The legislation removes cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and expunges low-level convictions and arrests. But the GOP Senate is not expected to take up the bill.

In late 2019, the patient's choice to move to an assisted living facility seemed like a good idea — a chance for more social interaction and help with meals and medical care.

Choices, Chance And Living While You Can: Bookends To The Year Of COVID-19

One of my patients in this devastating year stands out — a veteran who'd survived PTSD, cancer and family estrangement. Assisted living raised his COVID-19 risk, but also brought him community.

Jacob Ezzo, a chorus teacher from South Orange Middle School in New Jersey, has helped spearhead an effort to make face shields for those working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Music Teacher's 'Weekend' Project Turns Into Almost 40,000 Face Shields

Working alongside dozens of other volunteers, middle school chorus teacher Jacob Ezzo has made and sent PPE to health care workers and first responders from New Jersey to the Navajo Nation.

Photographer Bill Cunningham outside Skylight Clarkson Sq during New York Fashion Week on July 15, 2015 in New York City.

Bill Cunningham: A Memoir Of Style On All Levels, High And Low

"The best fashion show is definitely on the street — always has been and always will be." Bill Cunningham

West Chester resident Kayoko Hodges grew up in Okinawa, Japan. After 50 years of living in the United States, she still struggles to pronounce certain words.

Fear, Tears And Good Faith: How One Ohio Woman Taught Herself To Speak English

Native English speakers can talk all day and not think twice about the words and sounds coming out of their mouths. But what is it like to go through...

"My early films look terrible!" says filmmaker John Waters. "I didn't know what I was doing. I learned when I was doing it. I never went to film school." Waters, who is known for films such as the outlandish <em>Pink Flamingos</em> and<em> Hairspray, </em>has written a new book, <em>Carsick.</em>

John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, And Lives To Write About It

The 68-year-old film director hitchhiked from Baltimore to San Francisco for his book Carsick. He says hitchhiking is "the worst beauty regimen ever" and admits he always kept his luggage with him.

'Diaries of War' traces two personal accounts — one from Ukraine, one from Russia

Through images and words, author Nora Krug illustrates the day-to-day lives of two individuals and their families living within warring nations.

From Dive Bars To Gothic Castles: A Career With The Arc Of A Fairy Tale

Patrick DeWitt, a former barback, once saw his hopes for a writing career teeter on a trash can's edge. Now an acclaimed author, he's dissecting folk tales in his newest novel, Undermajordomo Minor.

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