Letter: Letter to the editor: Tax increases have become a big burden
<p><strong>To the editor:</strong></p><p>Please do the taxpayers of this county a service by running an article about all of the tax increases proposed and recently...
Planning helps chase away fear of life transitions
<p>Our family is entering a new phase. In a few short weeks, our oldest daughter crosses an important academic threshold. The little girl I...
ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Permanent daylight saving time is OK with us, too
Chicago TribuneEven the crankiest pillow snugglers have adjusted to the time change after springing forward earlier this month. But daylight saving time is still...
Lee Hamilton: How we can overcome political stalemate
Here’s a surprise: The skills that can be used to win in politics are increasingly the skills needed to produce good policy.I know. You...
ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Insect loss threatens ecosystems
<p><strong>The Portland (Maine) Press Herald</strong></p><p>This may surprise anyone who’s been caught outside on an early summer night, but the number of insects is declining...
David Carlson: A dear friend lived a life that mattered
The famous Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote that a monk wouldn’t know if he’d wasted his life until it was over. Growing up the...
Eric Schansberg: The anatomy of an admissions scandal
The university admissions scandal “Operation Varsity Blues” is interesting on many levels: rich people working the system; corruption and bribery in institutions of higher...
ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Insect loss threatens ecosystems
The Portland (Maine) Press HeraldThis may surprise anyone who’s been caught outside on an early summer night, but the number of insects is declining...
A lesson in hand-me-downs in space
Hand-me-down clothes, noun.The definition of a hand-me-down is something you inherit from someone else after they no longer need or want it. An example...
Dick Wolfsie: Photo flops
Was it my ego, laziness, or just a deceptive nature? I had resisted this action for several years, but it was finally time: I...