Tom Purcell

When I was a junior at Penn State, I had a front-row seat when legendary singer-songwriter John Prine performed on campus. If you aren't familiar with ... Read More

The dirty rotten crooks. While the rest of the world is doing its best to sacrifice to beat an unseen biological virus, cyber scammers are trying ... Read More

My Aunt Cecelia was just beginning the eighth grade when it happened. In late spring 1951, she came home from school with a high temperature, feeling ... Read More

Just When We Need It, Irish Wit, Wisdom Abound We could use some Irish wit and wisdom right now. Here's a good start: "You'll never plow a ... Read More

At least Michael Bloomberg gave it a try. Having done poorly in a prior debate, he joked during the Charleston, S.C., debate that he was ... Read More

Get this: New parents are giving newborns outlandish names - so they'll stand out on social media. That's according to a new survey of British parents ... Read More

, Every time I bite into a Clark Bar, I become 10 years old again. Irish immigrant D.L. Clark created the legendary chocolate-coated peanut-butter-crunch confection in ... Read More

The day my Mother and Father met, he was arguing with some high school friends about whether a slice of lemon would corrode the coating ... Read More

Maybe Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is bringing me down - or not. Overcast winter weather triggers SAD. Lack of exposure to sunlight can cause higher levels ... Read More

Clarity is in short supply across America, but no longer at dairy farms in Maine. In 2014, you see, drivers for a dairy company in Portland, ... Read More