Today is my 52nd birthday. I was born at 8:00 a.m. in Savannah, Tennessee. In 1957 I was the first baby delivered via Caesarian section in Hardin County General Hospital. I’m told my maternal grandfather raised hell and barged into the nursery because I was crying. In those days, dads didn’t witness their children’s birth and my dad spent the time...

Have a great place for kids to play? Too many kids in the inner cities across the country are trapped day in and day out by concrete jungles. When I think about my own childhood, I know I took the outdoors and the woods across the street for granted. Today, LE and I walk the beach almost daily. I can’t imagine not being this close to nature; but for many kids...