Dear Richard and I have always been content with that fourth petition in the Lord’s Prayer. Until Oct. 1. On the last day of September, we made a difficult decision. We would not eat bread for a month and see if it helped reduce our ever-expanding waistlines. The conversation began as we ...

Recently, I had COVID for eight days. Friends have kindly offered to drop off soup or ginger tea on my porch, to walk my dogs, to pick up whatever we might need at the store. Still, I’ve felt isolated, reminiscent of those years when fear of Covid kept my normally welcoming front door open ...

There is one parade I wish I could have attended—the one that ended the Civil War. Over two days the Armies of the Union traversed Pennsylvania Avenue, from the Capitol to the White House, a seemingly unending sea of soldiers. In the case of General Sherman’s Army, it took most of a day ...

“Disinformation” means incorrect information intended to mislead people – an intentional lie. This begs the question: Who decides if a claim is disinformation or not, especially when the government censors speech? Can we trust the government’s “Ministry of Truth?” Australia has ...

It’s fairly common to hear people complain bitterly about what’s happening in government, both locally and nationally, only to find out they don’t vote. The reasons they give are many and varied. Some people have financial or transportation issues, can’t get time off from work, or find ...

Let’s pick up where we left off last week. In whatever action or case particularly catching their attention, judicial activists tend to want the U.S. Supreme Court to base its decision not on the law but on their will. Judicial activism previously held more sway in the high court than it ...