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I’m no constitutional scholar. But I am a pretty avid practitioner of the First Amendment. So, I have those five freedoms committed to memory, the five that the founding fathers

In the category of “you can’t make this stuff up,” Gavin Newsom’s California is a jaw dropper. Over the last few months, we have seen strip clubs deemed “essential” and

Well, we’re all effectively shut down for the holidays. May as well spend a little time looking at the family income tax picture before the year 2020 comes struggling to

I’m in the midst of an interesting life, filled with luck and adventures, triumphs and a few tragedies, the latter all curiously survivable. I’ve yet to master the fortune thing,

I am sure several of you remember weekly TV editions of, “The Wide World of Sports.” Plus, if you are one of the many who played sports themselves, I am also

How often do we think of taking a hard-lined view of a situation and allow our ego to be a part of the mix? I’ve learned in life it is

Who are we now? What government shall we inherit or support? We’re living in the curse of “interesting times.” Our own President Donald J. Trump, Leader of the Free World

Editor’s note: The following column has been revised to remove factual errors about the distinction between the coronavirus and the flu. Further, it bears noting that Mr. Baker’s commentary omits

Before the presidential election, Democrats were crowing about the inevitable landslide that was to come. A blue wave was building that would sweep away Donald Trump and the Republican Senate,

By David Hegg  I’ve always loved this particular weekend in November. We’ve just come off our Thanksgiving celebration and reminded ourselves that, even in this most unsettled year, we are

Ah, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. That day when the anticipation finally starts to pay off, the food-drink-football-shopping hangover from Turkey Day and Black Friday has started to lift, and you

The vast majority of us have done our part in giving up several months of living life. Many of us are far beyond responsible, yet we‘re rewarded with being used

Ah, late November. Winter’s in the air. Families morph into strange creatures, part flesh and blood. Part Zoom. It’s Thanksgiving Weekend and people — alone — will celebrate by sleeping

January brought with it a new Virus, COVID-19, presumably born in China. At first, experts were thinking this new strain would behave like current flu viruses, with the effects being

As we approach the end of 2020, most of us are very happy to see this year end. It’s been a dreadful year. Thanksgiving will be different this year for

Two age-old adages say, “If you want to really know someone, watch what they do, not what they say,” and, “The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” With

My heart goes out to The Government. Why? The Government has to deal with The Public, that many-limbed creature with the smallish brain.  My heart goes out to The Public.

With Veterans Day behind us and the start of the 2020 holiday season before us, the most confusing and “topsy-turvy” year in my lifetime, is finally coming to a close. 

Sam Danny passed away last week. After decades of presiding over the longest-running social group at Starbucks, the “Mayor of Starbucks” has died. His loss will be felt by hundreds

One of the most interesting aspects of the election was Proposition 16, which would have reinstated affirmative action in California. It was soundly defeated.  Affirmative action is a politically charged