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Opinion

Honoring veterans through storytelling

Columnists

All my life, I’ve been fascinated by the power of storytelling. To me, stories are not just words on a page—they are the lifeblood that connects us to the past and passes wisdom to future generations. J.K. Rowling once said: “No story lives unless someone wants to listen. The stories ...

Build more homes

Columnists

Young adults need lower housing prices, not longer mortgages. The median age of first-time home buyers is now 40, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors. Among all buyers, the median age was 59. Home buyers are more likely to be near or at retirement age than ...

Cryoablation spells relief

Columnists

Friday, Nov. 7 probably was the best day I’ve had in two years of bad news. I rode shotgun as Dolores drove me home from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, seemingly free of prostate cancer following an innovative procedure not readily available in our Byzantine health care system. A ...

We’re here, we’re annoyed and we’re not gonna take it anymore

Columnists

I’m forming a new political party. No offense intended to the two major ones we already have, but they stink. OK, well, if I’m being honest, some offense was intended. Currently, we’re at “invading Venezuela to distract attention from the Epstein files” levels of incompetence, so a ...

Voting to end the Dems’ shutdown and reopen the government

Columnists

On Nov. 12, I voted to end the Democrat shutdown and reopen the federal government. For 43 days, Democrats forced our troops, border patrol agents, and Air Traffic Controllers to work without pay and hurt our farmers during harvest season to push their out-of-touch agenda. This political stunt ...

Truly a gift that keeps on giving

Columnists

We’ve all seen that commercial around this time of year. The person runs out to their driveway to see their gift of a new car is there – resplendent with a giant red bow. Talk about a wow factor (and someone with way more of a holiday gift budget than me!) But, what if the gift you ...