Geoff Woollacott

I pride myself in making accurate judgments of people based on first impressions. Occasionally, however, I can be flat out wrong. And I was flat out wrong about Connie Eaton...

Veteran parents argue you never stop worrying about your children, which makes one wonder how George and Barbara Bush get to sleep at night. I sense, too, that part of...

I distinctly remember the first year I looked out at the unusual amount of station wagons, packed to the gills, that were on the highway in late August and not...

There's considerable chatter in Massachusetts about Proposition One that will appear on the ballot in November and calls for repealing the 5.3 percent state income tax. An earlier version of...

This time of year sees the pages of this illustrious newspaper swell as the local citizenry comes forth articulating reasons why the rest of us should vote for their favorite...

Having an attachment to an inanimate object gives me a little pause, but I have the attachment none the less. We've finally given the family transport vehicle, a 1994 black...

Around mile 20 of the 26-mile Boston Marathon, runners come upon an incline called Heartbreak Hill. Runners hit a fatigue point at a time when the course calls for some...

At the end of a long vacation week came a ski day for my wife, daughter and me. Discussions went back and forth as to where to go. Mount Wachusett...

I sat mesmerized as I watched Caroline and Ted Kennedy symbolically pass the torch of Camelot, and all it represents to the loyal opposition, to Barack Obama the other day....

This fascinating, wide-open presidential election cycle motivates more and more people to become actively interested in current events. Regardless of the outcome, this can't help but strengthen our nation's civic...