Jerry Davich

At first, Dr. Lenny Weiss thought normal construction noises in his bustling neighborhood woke him up that Saturday morning in late October. After working the late shift at a Pittsburgh...

I’m a wordsmith, not a numbers nerd, yet I couldn’t miss the eye-catching jump in my home property assessment, from $159,000 in 2017 to $181,500 in 2018. Predictable questions immediately...

The curious third-grade student raised his hand as high as it would reach. His question couldn’t wait another second. “How old are you?” he asked, his head tilted to one...

Camille Brokop quietly practiced her footwork on the side of the stage while watching dozens of other kids rehearse their roles for their upcoming performance. A few seconds later, the...

Helen Lewis felt so overwhelmed she didn’t know what to show me first – her new refrigerator or stove or dishwasher or wooden floors or back porch. “Oh, and look...

Like the good Army soldier he was trained to be, William “Billy” Milner Jr. became proficient at pretending nothing was wrong with his troubled mental health. Something, though, has been...

I didn’t know what to expect when I shuffled into Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University last Saturday night for a world premiere musical concert. For starters, I wasn’t...

Like many of my regular readers, Ron Maxey rarely agrees with me on most issues I write about, especially if it involves politics. Also like many of my readers, he...

Are you ready for Election Day? Not about whether you’re going to vote, or if you already have. But if you’re ready for the results of Tuesday’s crucial midterm election,...

Christena Chance reacted immediately when she first heard about the deaths of three young siblings struck by a motorist at a school bus stop in Rochester. “I started to cry...