Five years ago the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was founded to give some illegal immigrants who entered the country as children a two-year period (renewable) during which they would be eligible for work permits and would be safe from deportation. As House Speaker Paul Ryan put it earlier this week, “These are […]

Some among us are old enough to remember walking to “the old fishin’ hole,” carrying what amounted to little more than a stick and a piece of string. Many of us can remember the days of our childhood when we spent most of our time outside, running, jumping, and playing games we often made up […]

Most people know the old expression “cry wolf,” which comes from Aesop’s fable, “The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf,” written below: A shepherd boy who tended his flock not far from a village, often relieved boredom by crying, “Wolf! Wolf!” so that he might laugh at the villagers who came to his assistance. The trick […]

I have a book that once belonged to my father. Published sometime in the 1930s, it is literally falling apart at the seams; but its content, even though far older than the book itself, remains fresh and relevant today. Historical references to the collection of tales known as Aesop’s Fables date back to 2500 years […]