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I’m the type of person who likes to think the best of people. For example, I think many of the bad things that happen are often the result of a

“The federal and State governments are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people, constituted with different powers, and designed for different purposes. The adversaries of the Constitution

Ask yourself, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” For weeks now, our mailbox has been saturation-bombed with 8×10 postcards screaming, “Fighter Pilot Mike Garcia” –

Today — Earth Day — I believe Mother Earth is celebrating along with us, because the greenhouse gas pollution that’s been overheating her and strangling all of us has temporarily

Our community has experienced extraordinary circumstances that have served to bond us together in ways we could not have imagined just a few short weeks ago. The challenges we face

Wednesday, April 22, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Near-term, it seems like we have a lot of other things to worry about. Long-term, I see a success story

When I was a reporter in the early-1990s, in a lot of ways getting information was easier than it is now.  For example, if we were covering a car crash,

Our way of life is in peril. To the erosion of our values, China has introduced a virus to complicate our day-to-day. Because it is an unseen killer, a large

So last week, I had one of those milestone birthdays. In five years, with a little luck and a good wind behind me, I will officially reach 75, the half-way-point

In talking to some liberal friends recently, I was quite surprised many were strong advocates of the “Trump should do more” mindset. Some have even gone so far as to

“Hope is not a method!” Gen. Gordon Sullivan, former chief of staff of the Army, coined this phrase in his 1996 best-selling book titled the same.  The Army, as well

Congress needs to stop the games and help American small business now.  Our small businesses and their employees are in desperate need of money and certainty.  What they don’t need

By now, most of us have fallen into our COVID-grooves. We’ve got routines, we’ve got tasks, some have down-time goals, and if we’re lucky, we’ve got work. One thing we

In my opinion, hockey has the best live experience out of any sport. Hockey is full of breathtaking dynamic action that wows crowds with incredible athleticism and toughness. It’s electrifying

Once upon a time, I was a member of my high school newspaper, having just arrived as a new student on campus. Like all teenagers in this position, I was

So we’re all wearing masks now. Well, most of us, anyway. Some folks choose not to wear a mask. Some have reasons not to. For me, wearing a mask when

The Coronavirus aka COVID-19 is the topic of the day and there is no wondering why. The fear has escalated to serious interruption of everyday life that the populace took

My favorite quote on age came from the legendary movie star, Cary Grant. He had just granted an exhaustive magazine interview. It went swimmingly. Then the journalist realized he had

My wife made me a face mask. But it’s not a cool face mask like train robbers used back in the 1870s. It’s got a very nice manly paisley pattern