Dear reader, Voting in the United States to elect representative government is an honor, a privilege, and the duty of all Americans. In the 2016 US ...

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 ...