My grandmother knew the sounds of the farm, and there were many. Some her family counted on to begin the day, like the rooster's crow. Most people think the sun or the break of light cutting through the darkness tells the rooster to sound off. But many roosters crow while it's still dark. How then do they know it's time to sound off? ​ Roosters, like humans, have internal time mechanisms, i.e., a biological clock known as a circadian rhythm. This clock tells when to wake up,

​ You may recall in the previous blog that I got a part-time job working at the Elmira Star-Gazette while a student at Manfield. (You...

The Star-Gazette was the first newspaper of the now massive Gannett conglomerate. It was founded as the weekly Elmira Gazette in 1828 and...

The Dodgers just added a 102 mph fastball to their six-man rotation, three of whom don't have birthright citizenship: Shohei Ohtani,...

The Star-Gazette was the first newspaper of the now massive Gannett conglomerate. It was founded as the weekly Elmira Gazette in 1828 and...

Max Kepler is surely a bargain basement move. Is Phillies managing partner John Middleton out of money, or is Dombrowski playing hide and...

Free agent third base man Alex Bergman. Two years ago, the Phillies outfield was questionable. Brandon Marsh couldn't hit lefties....

Going Downtown on an e-bike.

Al Mallette was Sports Editor for the Elmira Star Gazette for 40 years. You may recall in the previous blog that I got a part-time...

This letter was mailed January second at the South Philadelphia post office mailbox therefore it will be postmarked January 1. My Name...

You may recallIn 1972, Denise and I were married on August 19, and two days later, we were in Mansfield to settle in a house on Pickle...

In criminal cases, motive establishes the “why,” as in why the defendant did what he did. Even when the evidence is circumstantial —...

When I was a child, just before the holidays, my mother used to take me shopping in downtown Philadelphia. We'd walk down the hill to...