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Local Commentaries

Television Is Older Than You Think

Are you old enough to remember when television channels signed off for the night? I recall them playing the national anthem, then shutting down. There was no television to watch during the night. The next morning the process worked in reverse. They played the national anthem, then were up and ...

Judicial Activism Undermines Rule Of Law

Let’s pick up where we left off last week. In whatever action or case particularly catching their attention, judicial activists tend to want the U.S. Supreme Court to base its decision not on the law but on their will. Judicial activism previously held more sway in the high court than it ...

What Happens When Insurance Plan Is Discontinued?

Question: I just received correspondence from my insurance company informing me of my 2024 insurance is discontinuing and won’t be offered in 2025. What should I do?. Answer: Happy Insurance Season! It is September 30th and your plan is required to inform you what it is doing for 2025. We ...

October Is National Cheese Month

I recently discovered that October is National Cheese Month. I must admit I do like cheese. There are so many kinds of cheese that it is impossible to list them all. In my refrigerator now I have mozzarella, pepper jack cheese, American cheese, sharp cheese, and dill Havarti. I use them all ...

The Importance Of Patience In Therapy

Clara (name changed for confidentiality) had been a client years ago. She presented a remarkable story. She was a married woman with a loving husband and one boy and one girl. She lived a long distance away and came to appointments when the children were in school. She was employed part-time ...

Finding The Better Angels Of Our Nature

With civil war looming, Abraham Lincoln invoked the “better angels of our nature” in his first inaugural address. Lincoln, a Republican, wouldn’t recognize his party today. The GOP has moved so far to the right that it’s off the map, in some dark, dystopian country where angels fear ...