March 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
When Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana a little more than 10 years ago, people of a certain age wondered about the switch from the realm of “Dazed and Confused” to the brave new world of state-sponsored and state-regulated pot. Read story
March 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Some time ago, I worked after school and during summers at my town’s public library. My supervisor was Mrs. Fowkes, a stunning grandmother who, in summer, wore straw hats with flowers. Read story
February 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
History isn’t kind to one-term presidents, at least in the short run. Read story
February 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It is a time of Russia indulging in nuke talk, yanking people out of prisons to replace the dead soldiers in Ukrainian battlefields and China saying it just might hand Russia more fighting tools. Read story
February 27, 2023, 6:03am Columns
The Florida Legislature has started hearings on Senate Bill 214, a measure that would ban flagging unusual gun purchases made with credit cards. Read story
February 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
About 500 hours of video gets uploaded to YouTube every minute. The online video-sharing platform houses more than 800 million videos and is the second-most visited site in the world, with 2.5 billion active monthly users. Read story
February 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
‘My name is Jimmy Carter, and I’m running for president.” And he’d grin. Always that friendly, down-home grin. Read story
February 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Extremist Republicans didn’t waste time bashing President Joe Biden’s surprise visit last week to Kyiv. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia called the trip “incredibly insulting,” while Florida Republican Matt Gaetz tweeted that Biden was “ditching America for Ukraine.” Read story
February 26, 2023, 6:02am Columns
We’ve heard it before at the state level, this idea that a political and constitutional divorce is the only solution to our irreconcilable differences. Read story
February 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
When my husband and I carefully planned for our retirement, we didn’t anticipate rent gouging. I have been a nurse for 43 years. I’m still working for Veterans Affairs as a nurse case manager. When my husband retired from his career as a business owner in 2019, we sold our… Read story
