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We’ve been listening more frequently to 1940s music on satellite radio. This surprises us. We’re not even fans of what artists produced in the 1990s. But the sounds of what our grandparents’ listened to suddenly captivate our ears. Most strikingly, this music is relaxing. It doesn’t fuel our adrenaline while driving and that’s OK. Slowing

During editorial meetings, when I pitched stories impacting senior citizens, producers and managers often dismissed me like the elite might turn away from a commoner who walked into the wrong room. Someone might sarcastically snap back, “We know. Everyone has a grandmother,” a snarky rebuttal to previous arguments that younger viewers actually care about older

My Dad is not a public speaker. However, you don’t need the skill of talking eloquently before crowds to ensure words carry weight and wield influence. Many times when life’s building frustrations pushed me closer to whichever metaphorical edge that might have applied at the time, my Dad’s slower delivery of wisdom successfully provided the

A number of science fiction films have portrayed a future when a government or private enterprise has instilled the shackles of group think on society. And in this world where nearly everyone wears gray, a hero or small band of revolutionaries take the first steps to breaking the stranglehold. The script is one of Hollywood’s

Here’s what Chris Christie needs to do: The governor needs to hold a news conference where he can tell us who knew what about the Fort Lee lane closures. If he doesn’t know that answer, he needs to tell us that his top priority is to find out. He then needs to fire anyone who