The empty chair
As the holiday season arrives, all of us have that empty chair at the dining room table: a parent, a sibling, a child, a...
Other drivers driving me crazy
Having just driven approximately two billion miles in the past six weeks, it seems to me it’s time to discuss vehicles and the people...
Editorial roundup
Dec. 12Boston Herald on President Donald Trump’s promise of a wall on the border with Mexico:If President Trump is going to get his border...
Recycling revisited: ‘Empty. Clean. Dry.™’
Americans generate 25 percent more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Interestingly, about 80 percent of what is thrown away during the holiday...
Americans beating back death one discovery at a time
Premature deaths from diseases like lung cancer, diabetes, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma have declined over the last quarter century.The reason? Advances in medicine. Unfortunately, policymakers...
Cal Thomas: The fury of the establishment
Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but scorning the Washington Establishment produces even greater anger.The Establishment’s full fury has been unleashed...
Product ‘free’ offers could be frauds
The internet is rife with ads and links leading to pictures of celebrities and “miracle” products that promise easy weight loss, whiter teeth or...
‘Windy’s Words of Wisdom’
Ever since ol’ Windy began a career in radio, which is unusual for an old hunting guide, cowboy, and camp cook, he’s been spending...
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth. Is it a great concept, a good idea or just a fairy tale that kids sing about to bring hopeful harmonious...
A lesson from ‘The Greatest Generation’
As I watched the moving tributes heaped upon former President George Herbert Walker Bush (aka “41”) after his recent passing, I was not surprised...
