When I was in grade school, one of my favorite people in the world was a guy named Morley Torgerson. He was a Navy veteran, local mailman, and my very first basketball coach. I played on his teams from 5th to 8th grade — and he spent pretty much the whole time yelling...
Every year, 40 million Americans (and even entire offices) play fantasy football, “drafting” players from across the NFL for their virtual teams and competing for money and bragging rights. Maybe you have a virtual team in the locker room as you’re reading...
My friend Theresa Stolfi’s son, Justin, is on the autism spectrum. When Justin was a baby, he had trouble sleeping. Of course, this worried Theresa, so she racked her brain to come up with something that would help. She didn’t want to give Justin medicine or...
Way back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, my then father-in-law Dick Soens introduced me to the Shalom Center, the biggest food pantry in Kenosha. Dick knew exactly how many people in Wisconsin went hungry every year. He was an educated guy with a big heart, so he...
Around the world, electricity can be difficult to come by. But that hasn’t stopped people from creating beautiful, innovative dishes. Here’s how you can explore world cuisine in your home without electricity — and for this article, we’ll skip things you...