Cheryl Parson: Extended warranty offers could become extended headaches
There’s a common misleading practice going around that could cost hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of dollars to those that fall prey to it.The notorious...
Thomas Lucente: Political discourse in sorry state
Between Aug. 21, 1858, and Oct. 15, 1858, U.S. Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, D-Ill., met Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln in a series of seven...
Chow Line: Consider using fewer highly processed foods
In recent years, we have increasingly relied on convenience foods for our everyday meals. I am interested in shifting back to more whole, natural...
Young people and the right to information
The right to know is the birthright of every child born in this democracy. The challenge is to recognize and nurture that right, to...
10 lessons for open meetings
“I think heroic deeds were all conceived in the open air.”The quote atop this editorial is from Walt Whitman’s Song of the Open Road...
Trumping freedom of speech
Whether you like Donald Trump or not doesn’t give you the right to obstruct his right to free speech. The Chicago mob that shut...
Education requires using our heads
Bernie Sanders wants to give Americans free college education. This sounds good to any parent who has three or four college age children.Such an...
Obama must close E-ZPass lane for Cuban immigration
While U.S. politicians rancorously debate Syrian refugees, undocumented Mexican immigrants and Chinese “anchor babies,” a far more questionable immigration issue needs addressing.Cuba.Now that the...
Old letters help link family stories
“James, this is your new cook—Do you think you’ll like her?” “Yes,” the four-year-old boy replied, “I will if she doesn’t give me rice...
Trump racist? It’s playbook time
It was startling when Republicans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich all sided with Democrats Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Rachel Maddow, leftist radical...