“You’ve come a long way baby.” Many of my younger patients don’t recognize this advertising slogan. But they are experiencing the impact. For years, tobacco companies have extensively targeted women by associating cigarettes with social desirability, independence, weight control, and having fun. Like most other advertisements, they often feature slim, attractive and athletic models, perhaps […]

According to Livestrong.com, there are nearly 5 million young people participating in gymnastics in the United States, and although only a handful ever make it to Olympic competition, their parents fork over enough cash on lessons, leotards, custom-embroidered gym bags, hair bows, grips – and other equipment my wife didn’t tell me about – to […]

In the history of the Watergate scandal of 1972 – arguably the most egregious instance of government corruption in the nation’s history – one of the consistent narratives involves the cold political calculation reached by embattled President Richard Nixon that he was shielded from impeachment because Congress was horrified at the prospect of a President […]

Long term abandoned properties remain a challenge in Bath My neighbors and I encourage the Bath Community Development Committee and the Bath City Council to expedite the review and revision of the Vacant Building Ordinance. The ordinance was enacted in 2018, and this Committee is currently reviewing its effectiveness. We are anxiously awaiting action to […]

It was a great day for America – or at least it should have been. Thursday, April 7. Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. From Los Angeles to St. Louis to Washington, D.C., 14 teams kicked off their regular season, and by that weekend all 30 teams were to be in action. Baseball in 2022 isn’t […]

Since it seems to have become something of a thing of late, here’s what the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says about the right to an attorney and the right to a fair and speedy trial: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an […]

My wife of 45 years died six months ago this week. I have been processing her loss ever since. But the American Psychiatric Association now says that I have only six more months to heal myself, and that if I blow the deadline, I should be clinically defined as mentally diseased. It’s not in my […]

There has always been a segment of Americans harboring rabid levels of hostility and hatred toward non-White Christians. These men and women were largely forced to discuss and reaffirm their racist and bigoted viewpoints with like-minded individuals. For much of our recent history, their outpourings were confined to secret conferences, white supremacist communications, obscure far-right […]