As I write this, I am happily ensconced in my recliner in the living room watching Sunday Night Football.
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We are now in that time of year known as the holiday season.
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The old Peanuts comic strip featured a recurring gag involving Lucy and Charlie Brown.
Americans are fed up with political corruption. They see a government that too often seems to serve the powerful while ordinary families struggle with the cost of housing, health care, energy and groceries. They see politicians promising change who return to Washington to favor those who fin…
I saw my first picture of a Tesla Cybertruck at the big wooden table of our family’s northern Minnesota hunting shack. Except for myself, a soft-handed writer with a minivan, this was a gathering of men who drove pickup trucks their whole lives.
In a couple of weeks, families across the country will gather around the table and give thanks for what they have and contemplate all that they have been afforded. For those who have a terminally ill loved one, those blessings may include hospice care.
Are you exhausted? Just can’t shake that weary feeling? If you’re chronically fatigued, you are not alone. Far from it.
Are you exhausted? Just can’t shake that weary feeling? If you’re chronically fatigued, you are not alone. Far from it.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas expressed expectations for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign or face impeachment. However, a recent House vote complicated Cruz's prediction regarding Hegseth's fate. On November 10, the Republican-controlled House voted 211-204 to refer impeachment a…
🎧 Finding friends sometimes starts with showing up, pitching in and discovering how much richer life becomes when others need us.
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and many of us will be preparing to travel home to spend time with the family during the holiday season. With so many people traveling during this period, it’s important to know which days are best and worst for flying home this year. A recent study conduct…
When Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., takes over as Senate majority leader, he should move to restore the filibuster back to where it was before the power of the minority to slow down the chamber was eroded by former Majority Leaders Harry Reid (a Democrat) and Mitch McConnell (a Republican). Both Reid and McConnell chipped away at the filibuster for immediate political advantage, but doing so damaged the Senate and hurt the country. ...
The big message from the midterms is that Americans are struggling with the cost of living. In case anyone missed it, they need relief now. This will put even more attention on the Federal Reserve: Will Chair Kevin Warsh do all he can to bring down inflation or placate the White House, which wants lower interest rates?
The midterm elections marked a huge win for Texas Democrats, but it wasn’t an ardent endorsement of their policies and candidates. Voters were fed up with a deeply unpopular and antagonistic president, and they took it out on elected leaders who had become his Texas puppets.
🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.
Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?
We’ll give one cheer for this week’s news that North Platte’s mail sorting won’t move to Denver until at least the first of next year.
Progress is being made in combatting sex discrimination in the workforce, but there are concerns gender-affirming care for minors. Learn more on the Utterly Moderate podcast.
As I write this, I am happily ensconced in my recliner in the living room watching Sunday Night Football.
We are now in that time of year known as the holiday season.
The old Peanuts comic strip featured a recurring gag involving Lucy and Charlie Brown.
One memory I will never forget is making the seventh-grade basketball team as a student manager.
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
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Here’s voters’ midterm election issue: To cut off your nose to spite your face —or not. Do you discard all the good (spite your face) Trump/Republicans have done for America’s “little” people: See Bureau of Labor Statistics/Office Management/Budget/Federal Reserve Economic Data: