My father, who was a highway safety engineer, used to talk with me often about drivers and highway safety. He told me that the two terms really don’t belong together anymore. That is even more on target today. I saw my life pass before my eyes the other day as a driver drove rapidly through […]

A few months ago, we decided to move to Thornton Oaks to start the next chapter of our lives. Moving is never easy, and we needed some big-time help. Some friends recommended we hire SimplySized Home, a brilliant suggestion. Kim, the company’s founder, and Eva, one of her trusty assistants, were amazing at every step […]

Wise and witty thoughts are the only things that bring me any solace during tax-filing season — thoughts, such as these: “The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream.” (Bill Murray) “What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only […]

The awesome power of state initiative-and-referendum questions was on display this week via two rulings released by the Florida Supreme Court on the same day. In response to a six-week abortion ban enacted by the Legislature, as requested by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the seven-member court – all appointed by DeSantis – ruled 6-1 the […]

THE CONVERSATION — Former President Donald Trump claims that the president of the United States is absolutely immune from criminal prosecution. On March 19, 2024, Trump filed his brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith for Trump’s alleged criminal attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump argued in […]

THE CONVERSATION — Congress has once again been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, with multiplenews outlets in recent months touting the current 118th Congress as possibly the least productive in the institution’s history. In 2023, Congress only passed 34 bills into law, the lowest number in decades. Congress was only recently able to pass a budget bill that will […]

THE CONVERSATION — A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading some terror experts to ponder: Could a U.S. city be next? There has not been a […]

We live in interesting times. Is it a curse or a blessing to be part of the struggle to save our planet? If you’re overwhelmed by the responsibility, you might retreat into cynicism, give up hope, and do nothing — leaving it to others to take action. But if you invest the time to understand […]