They’ve taken over. First the refrigerator where they lay in wait for someone to unleash them from their cold prison. Then the sink as one by one you are forced to snap, soak and strain each one by hand as you suffer back and neck strain from hunching over. Huge pots of boiling water anticipate […]

To raise children is to forge a delicate balance on a highwire of time, to slowly allow more independence as wee tots get older. Slowly. First steps mean they’re a couple bumps and tumbles and moments from declaring a newfound independence, and so it goes. I expected these future milestones when I was expecting, little […]

Identity theft is a big problem. How big? Consider this: In 2015, about 13 million Americans were victimized, with a total fraud amount of $15 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. That’s a lot of victims, and a lot of money. How can you protect yourself from becoming a statistic? Here are a few […]

Ah, Memorial Day weekend. Now, I know summer doesn’t officially start until the 20th of June, but is it late enough in the year that I can call it summer without jinxing it and summoning unpredictable freezing rain? I mean, it’s time to roll out the barbecue, take advantage of sales, go watch a parade […]

Nobody’s ever walked into a computer repair shop with a smile on their face. Distress is the only reason for being there. Computers are great until they fail, in which case they become one of the worst scourges to ever blacken human civilization, only taking a backseat to racism and plaid earmuffs. So when I […]

WELLS — Earlier this spring, Wells High School senior Seamus McDonough was designated a semifinalist in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. He was one of 689 semifinalists chosen by a panel of educators from over 4,700 candidates nationwide. According to a press release, the “U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by executive […]