As close as I can remember, it was 1944. My dad was somewhere on a ship in the south Pacific, and my mom and I were living with my...

It is a week before Christmas and the parking lots are full of holiday shoppers. I am reminded of the theme song from the television...

Part of my growing up years, which began in the fifth grade, was spent in Chicago on the south side in a section of the city called Hyde...

As is often the case, Christmas is a mix of emotions. Sadness and joy all tied together; and so, it was the Christmas of 1987. The date...