A month ago, I was in Ferguson, Missouri to depose the St. Louis County chief medical examiner in the place where Michael Brown’s autopsy occurred. I was concerned about safety, which primarily stemmed from what information I was receiving through the media. During my trip, I had the opportunity to speak about these tragic events […]

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“I will pray for you.” I recently heard these words spoken to me more than once. “I will pray for you.” When first spoken, my eyes opened just a fraction. I could feel the blood rushing through my body and hear a kind of whooshing sound in my ears. I felt alarmed. I thought what […]

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One of the most difficult decisions most families face at some point in their lives is having to place a loved one in a nursing home or other similar facility. Most of us will take on this challenge at some point and, as heart wrenching as it often is, sometimes there really is no other […]

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What do Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Robert Downey, Jr., Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, 50 Cent, Matt Damon, Jake Gyllenhaal and Vin Diesel all have in common? Of course they are all accomplished actors, but they all have also recently filmed movies in Pittsburgh. A quick Google search showed that at least […]

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“Silent Night, Holy Night…” Every Christmas we sing the words of this beloved carol. But have you ever wondered: just how “silent” was it on that first Christmas? With Mary ready to deliver, the holy couple is led quickly to a stable behind a busy inn. You can hear the sound of Joseph’s frantic preparations, […]

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Behind every great man, stands an even greater woman. Right? Well, what do we really know about Mrs. Claus? I envision her always baking cookies and I kind of imagined the elves as her “children.” I have no doubt she hums Christmas tunes all day long and smells like sugar. I imagine I could lick […]

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We could never understand when family and friends would come to our home for Christmas and ask our mom, “Why don’t your trees have a lot of ornaments around the bottom?” Our mom would say to them, “I’ve dog proofed the trees and our home,” some would look at her like she was crazy, others […]

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On Saturday, a man named Ismaaiyl Brinsley woke up in Baltimore and shot his girlfriend in the stomach. He then drove to New York City and killed two police officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, before taking his own life. The officers were the 44th and 45th law enforcement officers to fall to gunfire in […]

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I love Christmas. Family gatherings, children’s Christmas programs, shopping, Christmas parties, remembering Christmas’ past and those loved ones who are no longer with us. Christmas memories take me back to an uncomplicated, happy time, before so much life happened. One of my favorite memories is singing Christmas hymns at church. If I had to pick […]

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When I was a child growing up in the 50s my family always got a real tree at Christmas time. Usually about three or four days before Christmas, all of us, dad, mom, my brother, Sam, and my two sisters, Annie and Jean and I would climb into the car and my dad would drive […]

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