John Madden is retiring from the announcing booth, and it’s a loss for football fans everywhere.

I’m struggling over whether to take my family to Hong Kong this year to see my father. My father and mother divorced when I was five, and for much of my life, I had no contact with him.

My goals for 2008 included realizing my desire to volunteer to help people learn to read.

Greg Mortenson told an audience at San Diego City College of his effort to educate needy children.

My wife Quyen and I celebrated our 10-year anniversary last month. In December, we will take the kids to Hong Kong to visit my father, so Quyen and I decided to celebrate our anniversary by going on a little getaway.