Bob Condor

The 37,500 runners participating in next Sunday's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon are headed toward a week of nervousness followed by, in most cases, lots of celebration and accomplishment on race...

Late in the new movie "Moonlight Mile," actress Susan Sarandon is madly typing away on her computer. She plays a writer and mother who has lost her only daughter in...

Before he answers most questions, Martin Seligman pauses for a moment or two. It typically is worth the wait. Seligman is a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania and...

During an early scene of Sunday's long-awaited season premiere of HBO's smash-hit "The Sopranos," New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano fixes himself an ice cream sundae with extra whipped cream....

The letter "Q" is the 17th in the alphabet, and that's about the number of names we went through before deciding on the right one for this new section. Q...

One of baseball's deepest curiosities--no, not major league labor negotiations--is exactly what players and coaches discuss during pitching mound conferences. Fans have long speculated it covers a range of topics,...

Standing outside a central Illinois barn after the freshest, most delicious potluck dinner one could hope to eat, Larry Wettstein was talking about his sons. They are 13 and 11....

Late last month the U.S. nursing shortage was addressed relatively quietly in Congress. Both the House and Senate passed the Nurses Reinvestment Act, thanks largely to the activism of U.S....

Standing in his central Illinois field, Henry Brockman looks every part the small-scale farmer. His arms glisten with sweat. A sun-deflecting flap hangs from the back of his worn ballcap....

During 15 years of conducting "spiritual parenting" workshops, Mimi Doe has asked a common question: What is your biggest regret as a parent? The top answer is inaction or "failing...