The loss of life, some time to think, and a burden acquired
Susan and I walking to the Burnside Bridge at the Antietam National Battlefield. I’d given my phone to a woman, asking...
Diego Morales and the press
This much is clear a bit more than a week before the Nov. 8 election: Republican secretary...
Cheating the children
While President Biden is trying to win a court victory for his student debt forgiveness proposal, he...
The PTS — Property Tax Saga — picks up on a TIF
The last time I wrote about property taxes, which was in August, a “delusion of being finished”...
Groundhog Day. Again.
We are surviving.
Barely.
My mother-in-law and sister-in-law, a.k.a. the uninvited...
Early voting or squirrely voting?
I’m proud of my son Gideon for doing his civic duty and casting a vote for the...
Eastern Amberwing and other dragonfly delights
Orange is October’s color. Orange screams the horror of Halloween’s pumpkin-headed ghouls parading with a good witch’s...
Is it déjà vu or just a full brain?
Most of you have undoubtedly experienced déjà vu, that eerie sense that something you have never encountered...
The blame game is our national pastime
Mark Franke
Sure, things are bad or at least seem to be worse than any time in recent...
Enjoying the festive fall colors that surround us
My colleague Doug Brown used this space last week to talk about the benefits of travel —...