Publisher’s Note

Sometimes the smallest, seemingly most mundane details of a story are what stick with you. That was the case when I read this edition’s feature on protecting young athletes from the heat. It wasn’t so much the story as it was a passing mention of something I feel needs to be emphasized. The article describes […]

Mental health seems to be the latest buzzword, especially since the pandemic. Thankfully, the increased discussion about a topic once considered taboo has gone a long way toward fighting the stigma that has long been associated with it.

When I was a kid, my family and I would drive up to the Florida Panhandle to visit my grandmother in Laguna Beach. The trip was as synonymous with summer as sparklers and bomb pops, and it was always the highlight of our summer. I remember sugar-white sand beaches and long walks down clay roads,