Columns

Just what in the heck or who in the heck are “working class Americans?” According to Wikipedia, “Economists and pollsters in the United States generally define "working class" adults as…

by Lynne Mandaville Another unholy, unnatural disaster! It has just happened again in the last couple of hours Wednesday. The 18th school shooting in the United States since Jan. 1,…

**** out of five stars Currently in theaters by Walter G. Tarrow Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Back half a century to a time when America still held on…

I notice all the talk lately about a walking, running, and biking trail from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids. Most people encouraging its creation cite more exercise, fresh air, and tourism…

by Lynn Mandaville I was given a wonderful opportunity this past week. The librarian who oversees volunteers for the City of Chandler (AZ) Public Library invited me to accompany her…

"No good deed goes unpunished" — American dramatist Clare Boothe Luce, as well as an oft-quoted proverb. I really did feel like a 197-pound weakling Tuesday when I failed in…

A number of readers of this publication commenting about my assertions President Barack Obama was a Marxist will be addressed in this column. Remember a few nights before Barak Obama…