Earlier this week, while stopping at a country store in Monroe County to buy some snacks, I ran into an old acquaintance decked out in well-worn, camouflage hunting clothes. “Going deer hunting?” I ...

FOUR PICTURES COMBO - A dove which was freed by children flanked by Pope Francis during the Angelus prayer, is attacked by a seagull in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.

Images of doves are everywhere this holiday season, symbols of peace that surely provide an urgent message for today's strife-torn world. As birds go, however, I can't say that doves are more peaceful ...