Yearly Archives: 2022

I used to tell my wife that I was the most patient man in America. This was usually followed by a swift verbal reprimand, so I stopped saying that. Still,… Read more »

Twice each year, I do a “From the Mailbag” column, serving up your comments, questions, and corrections. You might think this is an easy way to fill space during a… Read more »

  A bug bit me when I was twelve years old, and never let go. For some reason, I turned on a radio one day, and I liked what I… Read more »

Every few years, I clean out my pockets, and share the notes I’ve made while watching a few hundred sporting events on TV. I listen carefully to the sportscasters, and… Read more »

  What a country, right? As we celebrate America’s 246th birthday on the 4th of July, let’s pause and list a few reasons to love America. Thanks to cable TV… Read more »

According to the polls, most Americans blame our nation’s ills on President Biden. His popularity is somewhere between prison food and monkeypox. In all honesty, he doesn’t actually control everything… Read more »

  Oh, how our nation has changed in recent years. We have lost more than a million people to a disease that some said would go away in a matter… Read more »

As a TV news anchor, I try to avoid cliché’s, because they turn up on the news too often. I grimace when I hear that “officials are tight-lipped.” In fact,… Read more »

Every election cycle, we see an onslaught of poll results. If we don’t agree with the polls, we are quick to say, “Who did they poll? Nobody polled me!” But… Read more »

I’ve been thinking a lot about Character Education. A few decades back, I began seeing colorful Character Education posters in schools. It was part of a curriculum that promoted the… Read more »