New premiums for Medicare
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2018 premiums for the Medicare inpatient hospital (Part A) and physician and outpatient...
Almost making the grade
Earlier this week, I received a formal too-official-to-be-a-bill-looking letter in the mail.It was one of those letters you find intriguing and slightly frightening because...
Tax plan will cost more than advertised
House Republicans and Donald Trump are ballyhooing the wonders of their new tax plan. It’s called the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which we’re...
Perseverance is job one
Going through high school and college, I probably had one of the best jobs a young man my age could ask for: I worked...
Take your seat at the table
Why study music or literature or art? Even after years of effort, there is so much to learn that we can barely scratch the...
Can today’s kids face hard times?
Dear Grandparenting: As a grandparent watching my small and not-so-small grandchildren growing up, I can’t help but reflect back on what I was doing...
Gloria answers readers’ questions
How are things going with your foster babies? How are Julia and Austin adjusting, and how do you think it’ll go once we have...
Mags for Miles/Nags for Smiles
Being on an airplane is a lot like being a sled dog. If you’re not right there at the front (and by front of...
Why most evangelicals don’t condemn Trump
Evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump in overwhelming numbers. Evangelical support for the president remains relatively firm; indeed, even as others criticized the president’s...
