Fathers of special needs children don’t always get the same kind of press as special needs moms. So, this month I asked a few of them, What should people know about what it’s like to be a special needs dad? Dave, whose adult daughter Sam has spinal muscular atrophy, wrestled as he reflected on his […]
Did you happen to see the new Value City Furniture commercial about a girl who comes home from college? Her little brother is waiting for her, and when she comes through the door, they start doing all the things siblings do when they’ve missed being together. Hugs. Video games. Watching TV on a new sofa. […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
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