Things change as we get older; we all know that. Our habits are different. Our styles are different. We party less and plan more, and we learn an entirely new vocabulary ”“ phrases like “automatic withdrawal,” and “I should probably stop at three Heinekens.” If we’re lucky, we see the age at which our biology […]

When Chris Borland, a 24 year-old NFL Rookie, decided to retire from the NFL last week, it launched a public discussion about brain health and concussions. As we look at the long-term consequences of repeated brain trauma, there is a great deal to learn. It is the invisible nature of brain disorders that makes them […]

The Boston Globe, March 20: By all accounts, Chris Borland of the San Francisco 49ers was on the cusp of professional stardom. An All-American at Wisconsin, he was expected to be a starting linebacker for the 49ers next season, earning $2.9 million over his first four years. When he announced this week that he is […]

There is a group of people in Maine who frequently go unnoticed and underappreciated. They are the nearly 200,000 unpaid caregivers who provide assistance to family members or friends who can no longer take care of themselves.  Family caregivers play a critical role in care transitions, especially as their loved ones move from hospitals to […]

The MetroWest Daily News of Framingham (Mass.) March 19: The Senate was expected to vote this week on the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be U.S. attorney general, more than four months after President Barack Obama announced that the veteran prosecutor was his choice to succeed Eric Holder. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., […]

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, believes passionately that the United States needs more skilled foreign workers. He has long advocated increasing the number of so-called H-1B visas, which allow those workers to come to the U.S. for several years and, in many cases, work for lower wages than current employees. Schmidt is frustrated that Congress […]

In yesterday’s Journal Tribune, on the front page there was a story about a girl from Massabesic High School, who viciously assaulted another girl and did so “on camera” ”“ that is another student took a video of the assault. There are several phenomena to be concerned about in this incident including the assault itself, […]

Calling all musicians! My name is Ken Tyler, I am a retired director of the United States Air Force Academy Drum and Bugle Corps and I am looking for musicians. Along with some other marching band members, I am trying to see if there is interest out there to march in an All-State Marching Band. […]