President Obama’s speech, “All is calm. All is bright?”
“All is calm and all is bright?” Few Americans are singing Silent Night this week in America.If President Obama wants to shut down ISIS...
Fueling our kids and the future: School lunch
In the past three decades, much has changed in our food system and society. Schools aren’t purchasing as many fresh foods, yet they have...
Yellen’s new normal of less than 100,000 new jobs a month
“To simply provide jobs for those who are newly entering the labor force probably requires under 100,000 jobs per month.”That was Federal Reserve Chairman...
Chow Line: With kids, emphasize whole fruit over juice
Q: My grandchildren will be spending a few days with us during the holidays. My daughter, their mother, mentioned the other day that she...
The GOP has some lessons to learn from Trump’s immigration policies
Polls indicate that support for Donald Trump is plateauing while key challengers like Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and Marco Rubio are quickly gaining ground.If...
Column: Pearl Harbor and missing a man I never met
I miss a man I never met. Howard Keniston. He had two sons. He lost two sons. On the USS Arizona on December 7,...
Fentanyl, Morphine mix is deadly
Where to start? This is probably the hardest letter I’ve ever felt the need to write. Those of you who know me and my...
Gift cards just right when purchased with care
In this season of giving, one item stands out as a convenient present that doesn’t require a package or bow: the gift card. A...
Does the education bill fund Planned Parenthood?
On Dec. 2, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved 359 to 64 the so-called “Every Student Succeeds Act,” a reauthorization and amendment of the...
Patients, not insurers, should determine what a life is worth
How much is a life worth?According to Vice President Biden, who lost his son Beau to brain cancer, quite a lot. In telling the...