Now we’ve really lost Tom Emmer
We’ve lost Rep. Tom Emmer. We’ve never really had him you say, and there could be an argument for that...
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Following ‘house rules’ can needlessly prolong family Monopoly games
During the holidays, my extended family engaged in one of our annual traditions, a game of Monopoly. Though my family...
Not all shoppers are created equal
There’s shopping and then there’s SHOPPING. The definition depends on what you mean by shopping. I’m more of a lower-case...
Vaping devices aren’t harmless; ban them
These disgusting e-cigarettes remind me of the “candy cigarettes” we kids bought at Hackert’s Grocery Store some years before we...
65 is no longer a magic number
Life’s milestones are measured in different ways. Births, deaths, weddings, divorces, funerals are markers on life’s timeline. For the more...
Will ‘National Restoration’ soon begin?
Come January, the National Restoration just might begin – a restoration of voting integrity, of the rule of law, of...
You wouldn’t know it, but I live a life of privilege
I live a privileged life. I don’t worry when I’m walking down the street about that guy I see if...
George H.W. Bush example for better politics
In these divided political times, it takes an event of great significance to be able to bring the country together....