by The Observer Staff | Apr 24, 2014 | Editorial Board, Opinions
According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 in 68 children are affected by it. It occurs in all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Diagnosis is difficult, and treatment is nonexistent. Autism spectrum disorder affects a growing number of people across...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 24, 2014 | Column
It’s finally here again – softball season. Our family loves sports: football, soccer, baseball, biking, you name it. This is completely due to Daddy’s influence; I mean, the man just knows sports. I have often said he would have made a great coach, or even sports...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 24, 2014 | Column
Puggles. Maltipoos. Chorkies. Goberians. Labradoodles. These odd monikers are the names given to several varieties of mixed breed or so called “designer” dogs. While the market for these hybrid dogs has exploded since the introduction of the first Labradoodle in...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 24, 2014 | Column
There are some historical and military groups that just have something special about them. They’re no more heroic than the grunts in foxholes or the waist gunners in a B-24 at 25,000 feet; but there’s a certain aura about them, a panache … Here’s an example: The...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 24, 2014 | Column
Easter 2014 was such a memorable day for me. I can’t recall a more exciting Easter since my childhood. My earliest memories of Easter include sunrise service at church, new pants that came with a belt and eating hard-boiled eggs all day long. This year was a little...