News & Politics One Big Happy Family Bob and Barbara Patton have 10 children and 52 grandchildren—and counting. What’s it like to have that big a family? Says patriarch Bob Patton: “Life is an adventure.” People | Sep 1, 2009
News & Politics Little Boy, Big Dreams Jack was born with so many problems that no one expected him to live—except his mom and dad. Eight years, one angel visit, and many surgeries later, he’s an engaging boy with a sweet smile. He just wishes he’d grow taller. People | Sep 1, 2009
News & Politics In Our Back Yard A black bear in Bethesda? A cougar in McLean? Wildlife biologist Earl Hodnett says wild animals live a lot closer to us than you might think. People | Jul 1, 2009
News & Politics Once You Love a Baby, You Have More to Lose After our daughter was born, I found out I had a genetic disease—and she was at risk, too. Then life got a lot more complicated. People | Jun 1, 2009
News & Politics “My Brother Andrew Is Now a Part of This Man” How one family’s loss saved a stranger Health | May 1, 2009
News & Politics Making Miracles Lynt Johnson is helping build Georgetown Hospital’s transplant program into one of the best in the country. Here are stories of death—and life. Health | May 1, 2009
News & Politics “It Kept Me Alive” Organs aren’t all that can be given—skin, heart valves, corneas, and other tissue from one donor can help 50 lives. Health | May 1, 2009
News & Politics A Father’s Journey, a Son’s Journey Ben Lu wasn’t interested in science. Then his dad got sick. Soon the teenager was in a lab, and what he helped discover may someday save lives. People | Nov 1, 2008
News & Politics “I Wanted to Yell Out, ‘I Know What Happened!’ ” A weekend party, an angry student, a house fire, a young man dies: Some kids could have told police what they knew, but they didn’t say a word. People | Nov 1, 2008
