It’s often noted that today’s young people don’t have a strong sense of patriotism like their parents and grandparents did. Some young...

Like a lot of the Rust Belt, Chambers, Ohio, is marred by non-functioning smoke stacks atop abandoned steel mills and empty store fronts....

If the consumer is interested in customer service, stay away from the big box stores. Madera has three of what I think of as big box...

Although we’re still two years away from the 2024 Summer Olympics to be held in Paris, controversies have already started. The headline...

Veterans’ Voices is a new column directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this...

One of our subscribers, Carol Vigil, called to share with us her 4th of July experience. Carol has been staying at La Quinta Inn and...

California voters legalized recreational marijuana via a ballot initiative in November 2016, almost six years ago. Since then, the weed...

I introduced this column on Sept. 15, 2021, and critiqued four books by a new author, Joe Ide. Now Ide has surprised me with a new...