Miffed by my comments regarding rampant criminal border crossings, a critic blogged, “I must have missed that Bible verse where Jesus set an example by stringing razor wire across the River Jordan.” What do you expect the Texas governor to do when the highest authorities at the federal ...

The other night, I went to a middle school basketball game. Okay, my grandson was playing, so I was not a disinterested observer. Yet, it was a delight to watch these kids who two years ago could barely reach the rim with a shot, now running up and down the floor shooting three-pointers, ...

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—In an odd sense, the possibility—or prospect, or notion, or whatever word you prefer—of New York state government’s designating part of Chautauqua Lake as wetlands is a bit of a joke. A bad joke, one that’s not funny, but in an odd sense a bit of a joke. The reason ...

I will never forget the way some of my “friends” looked at me after my engagement was announced. In fact, I heard some of them snicker when I walked past them. I heard the one girl say, “She is going to marry a dairy farmer! Can you believe that?” I thought nothing about marrying a ...

One of the unfortunate aspects of human nature is that in our politics, we have a relatively short attention span. People think that 2-4 years is a long time when it comes to government or public matters. Yet, many issues require a much longer time frame if they are to be addressed. Thus, it ...

Well, well, well. So much for the idea of a state’s preventing a federal candidate from being on the state’s ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court on March 4 blocked Colorado’s effort to do just that. And the high court thereby called a halt to other states’ similar efforts. ı ı ...