Please — abolish the word ‘elderly’ from common use

The News-Banner’s archives tell me I wrote about this in 2010, so it’s time for a refresher:...

To boldly go where this man has not gone before

This week’s Saturday entry is way outside my comfort zone — perhaps even a different universe. For...

Vegetarianism: A plus or pandemic?

Social issues seldom, if ever, find themselves in the columns of Angelkeep Journals. Politics became a no-go...

When government does right by its people

It’s easy to gripe about the gummint. Popular mythology tells us officialdom is populated by pointy-headed bureaucrats...

State politics increasingly fought in courtrooms

To cover government and politics these days you almost need a law degree. That’s because virtually every controversial issue ends up in...

Holcomb made his COVID-19 call, and it’s a good one

I tend to shy away from generalizations, particularly the political ones. You know what I’m talking about:...

Thoughts on art, sacred dates, and shopping local

It’s hard to keep up these days with everything going on, especially when it comes to reporting...

2020’s word is ‘pandemic,’ but next year’s is ‘entropy’

The fine folks at Merriam-Webster — the dictionary people — have identified 2020’s Word of the Year,...

Wasn’t Memorial Day just a couple weeks ago?

It a curious thing. I seem to have arrived at a point in life where my main...

‘Tis the summer of the wrens

There could be no natural explanation as to why 2021 became a year when spring and summer...