Dear reader, As you are aware, the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown of the economy have taken an enormous toll on businesses across the State. Newspapers also ...

Dear reader, Why buy American? We consciously look for a better price in most anything we buy. Historically this has led our country to forfeit much ...

Dear reader, My middle age is over and I stand at the gate of the last leg of my journey. When I was younger, I wanted ...

Dear reader, Yesterday afternoon I visited the widow and three adult children of my friend, Uncle Bill. The children had flown in for his funeral. I ...

Dear readers, A few days ago, my 12-year old grandson, Dylan, beat me for the first time in chess. I began teaching Dylan how to play ...

Dear reader, This week is Holy Week. For some, this is an opportunity for rebirth or purification—recognition of past ill-deeds with the resolution to try harder ...

Dear reader, For a number of decades, I have traveled up north to Otter Lake with a band of brothers for an extended weekend of bonding ...

Dear reader, As I write this, I see snowflakes swirling in the breeze, marking winter’s last-ditch attempt to keep us in its clutches. It’s a tug-ofwar, ...

Dear reader, Marcus Tullius Cicero is one of the greats. I’ve been reading “De Amicitia,” his essay on friendship, and it has me thinking about what ...

Dear reader, Poetry may not be as popular as it once was in comparison to other literary genres. Stories of murder, mayhem and mystery fly off ...