What would you say is the biggest problem facing our country? Now, if you said, “Donald Trump,” I wouldn’t necessarily disagree, but that’s not the kind of answer we’re looking for here. Hold that thought, though: you may be onto something.

This past year was tough on the arts. National policies like gutting grants and contracts from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for Humanities (NHA) have affected many local arts organizations.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater closes its annual month-long New York City Center season this Sunday, with five more performances on offer.

A record 58% of us take vitamins, minerals, gummies. This sounds like a wonderful statistic. It suggests that most Americans really care about their health. Enough to shell out $60 billion dollars a year for nutritional supplements. Wonderful, yes, but also somewhat troubling.

Charles Touhey spoke to local Returned Peace Corps Volunteers last month. Charles was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Micronesia. Once home he immersed himself in the needs of homeownership for African-Americans in the South End of Albany.

Planning is an important component of success in life. The same is true for government. Developing a plan that relies on broad input, is based on the most recent science and best practices, and recommends specific actions is the hallmark of high functioning government.

There was a remarkable line in one of the holiday greetings I got last week – so thoughtful, in fact, that I’m thinking of getting it needlepointed onto a seat cushion, so that I’ll have it around all year.

Once upon a time the decision to be made was go out or stay home. Nowadays, most venues time their vents to end around 10 pm so you can do both.

A holiday season “evergreen,” a story that you can roll out year after year, at least during these tumultuous times, involves political differences among friends and family members and tips on how to defuse or avoid them.

Lawyers get into everything – that’s why I wanted to be an attorney. Early in my practice, the Legal Aid Society of St. Louis put me to work for clients in a poor part of town who were being doused with poisonous chemicals.