Yearly Archives: 2024

Last December in this space, I predicted that neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump would be on the November 2024 presidential ballot. I wrote: “Whether it is health, the judicial… Read more »

Imagine being 13 years old, in Bryant, Alabama. Working outside at the family store. It’s summertime, it’s hot. You’ve got all these outdoor chores to do. Just to stay sane,… Read more »

  Those of us who grew up in the south watching TV in the “baby boomer era” surely remember these names: Jackie and Tojo. Jackie Fargo was one of our… Read more »

Sometimes when I’m out in public, I’ll hear, “Hey, you play that news guy on TV!” Now and then someone will say, “It must really get old, with so many… Read more »

About 20 years ago, I began scheduling a physical exam each year. I still do. I’ve even outlasted a couple of my doctors. But their message is always the same…. Read more »

This may come as a shock, but despite my glamorous profession, I don’t have a vacation home on an exotic isle. Nope, we save up each year for a five-day… Read more »

I have often written, as have many others, about how angry Americans are about inflation. Economists say we are better off than other countries, but that doesn’t solve our problems…. Read more »

Welcome to election year! True confession: When I was a kid, I looked forward to election day almost as much as Christmas. Working in my parents’ general store, when a political candidate… Read more »

I got some nice responses to a recent column about financial literacy classes in high schools. Many of you asked, “Where was that class when I needed it?” My thoughts… Read more »

  Everybody who made it past 3rd grade has heard the story. At the age of 6, little George Washington chopped down a cherry tree with a hatchet that he… Read more »