Not only can we not afford ourselves, we can't even afford each other. ...more

November 15, 2009

Getting older is getting tougher and tougher every day, especially now that I am midway in my septuagenarian years, somewhere between 70 and 79 years old. Getting to be a centenarian, someone between 100 and 109 years old, is going to take a lot more of paying attention to the ways that could, would, may or definitely will interfere with that accomplishment. ...more

March 12, 2009

I have just finished reading Gary Pinnell's article "The Money Chase" for the third time. I become more disillusioned each time I read it. Is that what elections are about, raising money? There are four candidates running for Congress. ...more

August 2, 2008

Even if New Port Richey's Main Street is no longer the commercial center it once was, even if mom and pop stores have given way to chains, even if that down-home atmosphere has quickened to the fast pace of the exurbs, John Herig and his Cathedral Automotive is still on Main Street. ...more

July 16, 2008

Not all love stories are traditional. "Same Time, Next Year," a play by Bernard Slade, tells the story of a man and woman who leave their spouses behind to spend a weekend together once a year for 25 years. Their affair evolves into more than a physical relationship. ...more

July 12, 2008

Not all love stories are traditional. "Same Time, Next Year," a play by Bernard Slade, tells the story of a man and woman who, once a year, leave their spouses behind to spend a weekend together. Their 25-year affair evolves into more than a physical relationship. ...more

July 12, 2008

Not all love stories are traditional. "Same Time, Next Year," a play by Bernard Slade, tells the story of a man and woman who leave their spouses behind to spend a weekend together once a year for 25 years. Their affair evolves into more than a physical relationship. ...more

July 12, 2008

Before he was a journalist, Tim Russert, who died suddenly Friday, was a pol. In both incarnations, he was a pro's pro. Throughout, he was an awfully good guy. ...more

June 17, 2008

The nation's intelligence chief says waterboarding "would be torture" if used against him or if someone under interrogation was taking water into his lungs. ...more

January 13, 2008

Rudy Giuliani marched his way into America's heart when he walked that dusty boulevard to the twin towers after the attacks of 9/11. He became a national hero that day, a leader in a time of crisis. ...more

January 11, 2008