There are a lot of records that would be great to break. This isn’t one of them: Sunday marked the longest period in history without an increase since the federal minimum wage was established in 1938.
“Greetings to you, graduates from this year high school, and your families out there who don’t have no caps and gowns like this year one I got and the kids got.
CONTINUED FROM last week.
Charlotte and I returned Sunday evening from the AMVETS state convention in Gatlinburg, and have been resting ever since and are ready to get back to it.
“Did you see The Post-Intelligencer story on that study predicting global warming could kill off great chunks of the planet’s sea life? Expanding on that a bit: I wonder if by any lucky chance Asian Carp might turn out to be among the imperiled heat-sensitive aquatics?” — Clyde Peterson, Houston.
To the editor:
Among the many things President Donald Trump does that irritates me is when he repeatedly misuses a word, like treason, in relation to something he believes that a critic has said or done to him or tries to explain what tariffs are and how they work.
“Last Friday was National Donut Day. Slipped right up on me. You too? Let’s atone by tying into maybe three dozen each of those babies by sundown today!” — Clyde Peterson.
What can we, as fathers, do with our remaining years?
OK, so evidently no one has been paying attention to news reports of hypersonic aircraft buzzing our Air Force pilots, because I’ve heard no one freaking out.
I love to travel. I love trying out a new hotel, sleeping in a California king-sized bed and not having to worry about making my bed in the mornings.
Most every employer dreams of having employees who sign in and do a good job. Few if any employers want workers who demand ongoing forever supervision.
For all of our flaws, the world still thinks of the United States as the gold standard; and in spite of our faults, the global leaders who stand with us on the world stage look to us to lead the way.
When we filtered in for coffee at the Mule Barn truck stop, we were surprised to see Jim Albertson already there, already drinking coffee and looking as though he lost his last friend.
“Our commercial policy should hold an equal and impartial hand; neither seeking nor granting exclusive favors or preferences; consulting the natural course of things; diffusing and diversifying by gentle means the streams of commerce, but forcing nothing.” — George Washington.
I am headed to Denver this morning — and no, that’s not where I meant to/was supposed to go today.
If you really believe that the reason for all these new super-restrictive abortion laws around the country are “about respecting and protecting” life, I’ve got a cheap Russian free apartment to sell you in Trump Towers.
Some of you probably have received unsolicited mail from St. Joseph’s Indian School in South Dakota. I have, and I’ve responded with a gift every once in a while.
Many people in our technically advanced world have adopted the philosophy that we have learned just about all there is to know.
Clickbait is killing you people. You know why? Because you keep taking the bait.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., have released their Green New Deal resolution, which they hope will “move America to 100 [percent] clean and renewable energy” by 2030.
Is your side hustle starting to feel like a second full-time job? Or maybe you’re a stay-at-home mom whose home-based business is taking off, and you want to dedicate more time to it.
Summer is here and will soon be gone.
Dear Dave,
If you’re the parent of a high school graduate, congratulations!
It just happened, you know? One of those serendipitous coincidences that occur when planets line up or you foolishly store oily rags together. It just — happened.
The insanity and depravity of our country seems to know no bounds these days. For example, on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a Pennsylvania school district’s bathroom policy allowing students who identify as transgender to use bathrooms of their choice (w…
I am a mentor, and I am much richer because of it. For as long as I can remember, someone has mentored me, or “took up time with me,” as my great-aunt called it.
Rarely does this president say something that I find amusing.
“Salt and light: Stay alert and bloom where you are planted.” — Herb Manitsky, Paris.
Hi, folks, I’m back! I’ve been gone for a while. The good medical people at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital removed one-third of my right kidney because of a cancerous tumor. All cancer has been removed, and they say I’ll be making a full recovery.
So back in the day, I actually liked baseball, and thus I remember the moment Bill Buckner erred in scooping up a ground ball and, in doing so, cost the Boston Red Sox Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
Monday, most of us were privileged to observe Memorial Day. Most of us envision a day away from work.
Summer movies, for the most part, seem to emphasize solid bets for the industry.
“You want to see what courage looks like? Head out to see the replicas of two of the ships that brought Christopher Columbus and his crews to the New World. The replicas of the Nina and the Pinta will be docked at Marker 66 Marina and Grill, 41 Marina Drive since May 24 through their departu…
You have to hand it to Windy. When Alphonse “Windy” Wilson chooses to speak, it is a bombastic sampling of creativity.
I don’t want to besmirch any used-car dealers, but y’all do have a certain reputation.
Every time I hear the mournful tribute “Taps” played or see soldiers fold the American flag, kneel and place it in the hands of a widow, parent or family, I stand a little taller, a little prouder, because I love the words that come next:
Webster’s Dictionary defines “spoiler” as”information about the things that happen in a movie, book, etc., that spoils the surprise or suspense for someone who has not seen it or read it yet.”
My youngest child, Nicholas John Henry Kendall, reached one of those life stepping stones last Friday — he graduated from high school.
Memorial Day, what is it? Why is it celebrated as a national holiday? Where did it begin?
Apparently there is a new fad with which I am not familiar. We can credit a few of our forward-thinking parents for this slightly unsettling trend.
I don’t understand people yapping about the ending of “Game of Thrones.” I don’t. It’s a TV show. It’s over. Get over it.
QUESTION: I work in the automotive industry, but my passions are really health and fitness.
May 30, 1868, was the first official Decoration Day.
Billy’s been a busy guy ever since he became the official town dog here.
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is about to face some fierce competition — from itself. The company announced plans to offer a generic version of its own insulin drug, Humalog, at half price.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is a reprint of a May 2014 column be the late Kert Blackwood.
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