Despite the warm weather this week, I am imagining that the snow will linger for a while longer. I figure it will take a lot of solar energy to melt the drifts more than 3 feet deep in my field. So, ...

If irony is the hygiene of the mind, then it’s also the scourge of Tom Painter’s sinuses. Painter, 52, a NASA scientist allergic to both dust and soot, is laid low by migraines when he inhales either ...