Robert Henreich - onmouseover="return window.status='http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-smart-gorillas-sideoct15,0,4654589.story?track=rss'" onmouseout="window.status=''" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-smart-gorillas-sideoct15,0,4654589.story?track=rss">The research routine

All of the zoo apes who take part in Steve Ross' research are "volunteer" subjects. If they show no interest in the touch screen Ross uses to test their smarts, they are excused from duty. Even after they are actively engaged in a project, the animal can skip a day if it wants or stop altogether. Robert Henreich

Visitors to the Vail Valley Medical Center find a kinder, gentler place thanks to the help of a dedicated group of people, the Vail Valley Medical Center Volunteer Corps. Robert Henreich

The fall is here and with it comes the fall festivals and many a community event. Robert Henreich