I was deeply saddened to learn that Cathy Rose, a 34-year-old lung cancer patient and mother of three, died Tuesday. Cathy, a nonsmoker, was featured in the News & Record in May and I had hoped to profile her in our September issue. Sadly, I...

Meet Dara Torres, a 41-year-old Olympic swimmer and gold medalist. She had a baby two years ago and got back in the pool a week and a half after delivery. And she has the abs to prove it. Kudos to her for having a family and not letting go of her...

There’s a strange mood in the air at my house. Something’s . . . different. On the surface everything looks the same, but an odd calm has settled. It’s the first time in nearly two years there hasn’t been a child in the house. We left him...