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Facing Price Gouging In This Crisis

“We don’t have any...!” Fill in the blank. People are stocking up on things, fearing that we will be stuck in our homes, under quarantine, without essential supplies. Some hoard toilet paper. A popular internet video features someone driving up to what appears to be a drug dealer ...

Time To Unite To Fight Coronavirus

Here’s the bad news: America is at war. Not with a foreign enemy or a terrorist regime like the Islamic State Group. We’re at war with a highly contagious global virus, a pandemic, commonly known as the coronavirus. In order to combat, and ultimately destroy, this pernicious enemy ...

The Good Life: I Got A Lesson In Civics While In Florida

Have you ever made telephone calls on behalf of a political candidate or political party? I got to do that during our winter sojourn in Florida. That was fun. And it was new. I had never been able to do that during my working years. Giving the appearance of bias in any capacity was a ...

Canine Companion: Spend Some Extra Time In Nature With Your Dog

Hey, guys, I hope all of you are doing well staying safe and healthy during this difficult time. Before beginning this week’s column, as a professor of biology/canine behavior I would like to say to all college students who are transferring from traditional to online courses finishing out ...

Panic If You Must, Then Pivot

When is the last time someone told you to calm down, and it worked? I’m not seeing a lot of raised hands. Having someone tell us we’re overreacting is annoying and condescending. Infuriating, even. It makes you want to blind them with the whites of your eyes as you lean in menacingly ...

Socialism’s Historic Story, Past

Senator Bernie Sanders’ call for socialism has resonated among many Americans, particularly young Americans. They’ve fallen prey to the idea of a paradise here on Earth where things are free and there’s little want. But socialists never reveal what turns out to be their true agenda. ...