Gaga’s fat-shaming shows our ugly side
Give some people a million dollars and they’ll complain about the taxes they’ll have to pay.Give them a Ferrari and they’ll complain about gas...
The Yoders talk of love and marriage
GLORIA: What goes through your mind when you think of Valentine’s Day? Love? Joy? Sadness? For us it is a special day celebrating love,...
Alternative what?
The recent conversations in the White House by President Trump’s press secretary and special adviser regarding the size of the crowd at the inauguration...
A tea room proposal and forever promise
With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, sentimental folks might recall their own romantic moments. My special memory begins in the early 1990s, when I was...
Free Tax Resources: Get the Refund You’ve Earned
Wall Street CEOs and big corporations have armies of accountants at their disposal to help them claim every last penny in tax breaks. Hardworking...
Contemplating Mrs. Doc’s first name
The problem was Mrs. Doc, you see. Oh, don’t misunderstand. She’s a perfectly wonderful lady and we all think the world of her, and...
Chill out
For years I have been purchasing freezer beef. Nothing gives me more pleasure then reaching into that freezer for a steak, or roast, or...
Kids beep, blink, become islands
Dear Grandparenting: I should begin by saying I am not an Internet-hater. I enjoy technologies that improve my quality of life, provided they’re not...
Americans need help fast
The new medical insurance premium for my wife and I will be just a few dollars shy of $2,000 per month for 2017. This...
The Importance of Participatory Democracy
Nearly everyone who has served in public office very long has uttered a pithy comment about the importance of citizen involvement. From President Dwight...
