Major League Baseball adopted some significant rules changes this past season, the biggest by far being the introduction of a pitch clock—an electronic countdown limiting the time between pitches to 15 seconds with nobody on or 20 seconds with a runner on. The changes were aimed at speeding ...

An old English saying is “do not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.” One interpretation of the saying is do not harm or destroy the person that gives them their money, power or advantage. New York State is known for its relatively high income tax rates on people who make a lot of ...

Peeved by a post on Facebook saying, “Jesus is not part of the story of Christmas,” put there by a fellow classmate from seminary, I wondered if he was losing it until he added, “Christmas is part of the story of Jesus.” He wasn’t attacking Jesus at all, but making a brilliant point ...

The other day I peeked out the window and saw our grandson playing with the dogs in the snow. It was fun to watch! He would throw the snow up in the air, they would chase it and their noses and faces were covered. It was an early snow and quite wet, so the snow stuck to the dogs like fleas. ...

Today’s Christmas column first ran in 2020: ı ı ı The course of history can change through what initially seems like ordinary events. Chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke tells the story of the birth of a child two millennia ago. The birth of any child is wondrous. Yet this was an ...

The countdown continues until Christmas arrives. If it were a race, we’d be in the home stretch. So, what’s in store for us in this final week and two days? Hopefully, most of the preparation is done. Hopefully, food for the feast has been bought, baking is done, all is decorated, cards ...