Columns

Each year, a few days after my birthday I undergo my annual physical, a procedure that produces the usual bit of apprehension.I’m always relieved...

We charge you, King George, with “a long train of abuses” designed to “establish an absolute tyranny over these states.” Our 1776 Declaration of...

Born out of tyranny my country and my flag is flown, respected and is often feared by those all around the globe who seek...

Was it coincidence or something more, I wondered, last weekend as I sorted through some of my father-in-law’s old pictures with two of his...

I joined my community’s Facebook group during this spring’s (failed) school bond issue campaign. I got what I expected – passion, distorted facts, backstabbing,...

John Patton and I have been friends for 60 years, a friendship fashioned through our mutual love of sports.We were teammates on the 1963...

Here’s a drop of odd information for your day: I collect earworms.Don’t be grossed out. Earworm is a term for songs or snippets of...

Since the dawning of time it has been man who slayed the dragons, planted, cultivated and harvested the crop to provide for the family....

This column was supposed to be about David Wright, for the past year our assistant editor here at The Times-Gazette, and his announcement two...

This article is going to betray my age, and it will probably betray yours, too. If you are in your sixties or older, the...