Commentary

My Dad worked in the coal mines of Novinger for seven years. Seven years is considered 14 years as the coal mine calculated it, because coal mining is notoriously arduous work. But Dad didn’t mind. That’s what kept food on his family’s table. My Dad’s inability to read or write did not keep him from finding honorable work after his coal-mining years. Whether he...

Have you ever been rousted out of bed by an unexpected, urgent knock at your door? Instantly, your heart races and you hurriedly react. If this has happened to you, I hope it was a minor event that you handled in stride. In this age of rampant crime, including home invasions, the security alarm and home video surveillance businesses prosper as people attempt to...

It could be said that one of the only things you have to fear is FOMO itself...

In 1836, a very significant battle took place on the American frontier. In an old Spanish mission known as the Alamo, a poignant scene played out. As the sounds of “Toque a Degüello,” a battle anthem that signified “no quarter,” were heard from outside the mission walls, the besieged defenders knew that General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was giving notice that...