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Remembering those we lost in 2021

Having finally opened the proverbial door and entered 2022, take time, if you haven’t already done so, to remember those close to you who you lost in 2021. Each year, around the time we bid Father Time adieu and welcome the New Year’s babe, I renew today my tradition of paying tribute to ...

The impact of social media on the mental health of everyone

In 2015, Sherry Turkle, a social scientist and licensed psychologist, wrote a bestseller - “Reclaiming Conversation, The Power Of Talk In a Digital Age” – on how in-person interactions are being replaced by devices such as smartphones. This book was released years after Facebook and other ...

Bill O’Reilly is right; America has a huge problem

Bill O’Reilly’s spirit epitomizes what sets America apart from the rest of the world. Rugged individualism tempered with a deep sense of right and wrong; fused with a tenacity that does not allow adversity to stand in the way of accomplishment. Born into a lower middle class Irish ...

‘Buried’ in New Year’s resolutions: A safer alternative

I’m not one for making New Year’s resolutions, but after a recent social media post of mine about a radio station stunt I pulled in 1989, I resolved once again to never allow myself to be buried alive. That would seem to be a no-brainer, you would think. I pulled the stunt three times in ...

What America is and what it means to love America

The one-year anniversary of the siege on the U.S. Capitol feels like an especially good day to do some soul-searching about what America is and what it means to love America. Those who directed and financed the attack know they aren’t patriots and don’t care, because a government of, by, ...

Major changes proposed in state Senate and Executive Council districts

Key to the upcoming legislative session will be redistricting and how the state’s political boundaries influence the political landscape for this decade. The controversial Congressional map has had much discussion, along with the House districts, which would cement Republican control of the ...