1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (337+ words) In nature, the seasons roll along seamlessly, one into the other, with definite starting and ending points that pertain to the position of the Sun in relation to the Earth’s equator. However, on my calendar, the seasons overlap. For instance,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (337+ words) In nature, the seasons roll along seamlessly, one into the other, with definite starting and ending points that pertain to the position of the Sun in relation to the Earth’s equator. However, on my calendar, the seasons overlap. For instance,…...

4+ day, 6+ min ago   (770+ words) Every lawyer who passed the bar (and some who didn’t) have an opinion on the Lindsay Clancy trial. I have an opinion, too, and it’s about as expert as the others, which is to say simply part of the social…...

4+ day, 36+ min ago   (345+ words) A new analysis in the Wall Street Journal offers striking evidence that, for all his problems, President Donald Trump has delivered economic benefits to the voters whose support was the foundation of his victory in 2024. The Wall Street Journal's headline…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (487+ words) On Saturday, the local Danish Sisterhood lodge, Flora Danica #177, will host a reception to launch its new cookbook, "Danish Delights, Recipes and Memories," as a fundraiser for the lodge. The event will be held 3-5 p.m., at the Elverhøj Museum of History…...

5+ day, 36+ min ago   (564+ words) I read the guest commentary by Danny Tyree on Sept. 3 entitled, "Does 9/11 mean enough to you?" This week, it will be the 25th anniversary of that horrendous event. A tragedy that we should never forget. I remember where I was on…...

6+ day, 6+ min ago   (602+ words) Editor's Note: This commentary is a response to a recent commentary titled "Two Mindsets," by Dennis Apel: I recently published a commentary supporting the nuclear deterrence strategy this country has successfully maintained for over 75 years. Key to this strategy has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (527+ words) In an amusing Sufi story, a man spotted his neighbor spreading powder around the house. When asked what he was doing, the neighbor explained, "I’m keeping the tigers away.” “But there aren’t any tigers within thousands of miles of here,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) After recent community conversations highlighted the growing cultural visibility of cigarettes, physicians at Dignity Health shared a release to remind the public of the real dangers of smoking. With cigarette smoking appearing more frequently in the fashion and entertainment industries,…...