Last week the New York Times ran a 16-question quiz focusing on the first months of the Trump administration.

Wow, maybe we shouldn’t celebrate the 4th of July. Consider this from Pew Research: The public’s trust in the federal … Read the rest

I sometimes wonder how much of my gray hair can be directly attributed to the hours of agony I have … Read the rest

On Monday, John F. Kennedy would have turned 100. I listened for a mention of his name in the Ontario … Read the rest

Once upon a time, when a community member died, the local newspaper editor would sit with the bereaved family and … Read the rest

Just one year prior to Ontario’s 2007 sesquicentennial celebration, the Wisconsin village of Kekoskee also celebrated its sesquicentennial.

About 10 percent of the time I think my writing is at least okay, or mostly passable, and on the … Read the rest

I had a few ideas for this column stacked up in the corner, where they kept company with the cat. … Read the rest

My fellow Baby Boomers, let us gaze back to our youth when we stumbled through our days acutely aware that … Read the rest

When a radio announcement noted that a manhunt was on for Joseph Jakubowski, who had stolen multiple weapons from a … Read the rest