Look around you. It doesn’t matter where you live in this valley … just look around.

What I've come to realize, especially as my kids and their wants get bigger and more expensive this time of year, is that love is what fills the gaps of Christmas.

I am convinced that my mom, and probably every other mom in the 1970s, was the inspiration for the ever-so-popular "Elf on the Shelf."...

It’s not about celebrating a person, but instead it's about heralding what that person has accomplished for the good of all of us in...

Typically, I'm full of ideas and creative juices, but I've legitimately sat staring at blank paper for days. How am I supposed to know where I want to be in 12 months when I can't even get to the corner store right now without asking a friend for a favor?

Pharmacy discount cards have become as pervasive to the healthcare model as direct-to-consumer advertising; in fact, we are now receiving advertising for pharmacy discount cards.  People...

We can open pantry after pantry, but that's not going to solve the problem of hunger and food insecurity. What we need to do is recruit those whose mission it is to feed the hungry and get them involved in pushing for policy change. We need to start breaking down the systems that create or perpetuate hunger.

While running for office for a complete year before May 2016, the downtown district was a big focus for many of you because that’s what the Main Street organization’s studies dictated, and voters bought in because, well, it was ugly out there then … but is way worse today.

Recently, the Trump Administration passed a proposed rule change to SNAP (formerly known as "food stamps"), and now nearly 700,000 Americans will have their food assistance taken away due to work requirements.