Members of the incoming class of 2016 take an oath of service during a swearing-in ceremony Monday, June 25, 2012, at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. (Coast Guard photo) A few years ...

Honesty is quite rare in this day and age, isn’t it? Honesty, as a virtue, is more than just not telling lies; it’s actually about being genuine, even when it’s uncomfortable. It’s about admitting ...

My children don’t always wash their hands after they use the bathroom. Big surprise, right? And they don’t always tell me the truth either when I ask them if they washed their hands. Again, no ...

My regrettable “mean girl” moment happened when I was in seventh grade. I was living in a new town and struggling to fit in. As Halloween approached, I felt hopeful when a shy yet kind girl asked me ...

Kindergarten character leaders at Weston Elementary School are Clare Okoli, Penelope Luke, Dorothy Wolski, Hazel Manning, Ella Rau; not pictured, Mackenzie Howell. First-graders honored for character ...

Charles Kostelni | Kostelni worked as a CPA in Newark, New Jersey and then banking in New York City before returning to Virginia to work in the family global manufacturing business and traveling ...