Opinion

Today we talk Chromebooks
Last week we discussed MacBooks and I gave you some ideas and tips that I hope helped you get an idea of what’s available and what to look for. ...

What global economic trends mean
It sounded like a great idea at the time, “Just in time supply-chain inventories.” Let countries with cheaper labor build the parts that y...

So I thought I’d wear a hat
This past week we attended the memorial for my husband Peter’s oldest sister, Shelley.Shelley went through a long battle with cancer, and Peter ...

October brings thoughts of harvest
Let me start by saying what I know about farming wouldn’t fill a thimble. A Chicagoan by birth and for the first six years of my life, I saw not...

M*A*S*H’s lessons continue
Everything I learned about love, war and medicine probably came from watching M*A*S*H as a child.I didn’t really realize that until I invested t...

Today we talk MacBooks and more
This week we’ll discuss MacBooks. As I’ve said before, I encourage you to read all sections of this column regardless of which type of lap...
Dear editor,After I realized I had left my wallet in the shopping cart at Hillsboro’s Community Markets I thought I might never see it again. Bu...

Will Russia’s Putin go nuclear?
Rumor has it that the U.S. military is gaming out potential consequences if Putin decides to use tactical nuclear weapons, also known as theater nucle...

Back at the swimming hole
My husband, Peter, and I are spending time “up north” with my parents at their cabin by the lake. Fall is late this year. I mentioned this...

No Joker: The Dynamic Duo rules
Like many small towns, in an era lost to time, Wilmington was home to a G.C. Murphy store that sat directly across the alley from the Allen Photograph...