What are the best games like The Sims? Suppose you're fed up with setting your Sims on fire, watching them struggle to control their bladder, or seeing them wash their dinner plate in the bathroom ...

My column this week is dedicated to my friend and mentor Clara Ellis Bailey Payne, born on July 13, 1921, in Orange County. After a robust 97 years, Payne passed away on Monday, Feb. 4. I do not have ...