We packed up the dogs and headed to the beach a few weeks ago.
At a time when the presence of celebrities seems to overwhelm professional sports (Taylor Swift, I’m looking at you in your sparkly Travis Kelce jersey), it’s noteworthy that this year’s AT&T Pro-Am golf tournament will be, for the first time since Bing Crosby brought his “Clambake” to Pebble Beach, essentially celebrity-free.
Mostly through the Courier’s letters to the editor recently we’ve seen a debate about ESAs (the state Empowerment Scholarship Account program).
The New York Times put Charles Murray on the cover of its Sunday Magazine, calling him “The Most Dangerous Conservative.”
Most of us maneuver through the day (or night) with minor aches and pains. Scott Stevens of Chino Valley would absolutely love to suffer only minor aches and pains on a daily basis.
The Ohio legislature is considering a bipartisan pilot program that would make cash transfers to select kindergarten and ninth-grade students if they show up a whopping 90% of the time.
The City of Toronto is in the news for outlawing sled and toboggan riding on 45 of its hillsides.
Sprinkled in among writing columns each month, participating in volunteer activities, talking to my wife, and walking Moose the dog, are a few free moments that I might use to figure out why our federal government wants to destroy this country.
The other day, I was walking through the bookstore and ended up in the sports section.
By now we’re all familiar with the bright (and sometimes dark) lines that have been drawn nationwide between so-called conservatives and progressives.
There are two things that should be completely off limits: a person’s children and a person’s grief.
The Prescott Unified School District board this week decided not to seek a bond issue, based on survey responses. This is a good idea...
Before anyone was “canceled” for saying a “wrong” thing, actress Emily Blunt and I feared speaking.
Well, better late than never. With the actors and writers strikes having been settled, the late-starting and abbreviated prime time TV season is just around the corner, and I’m looking forward to seeing some favorites return, along with the debut of such series as the latest version of “Matlock,” this time starring Kathy Bates.
Without much fanfare (okay, I did write and voice a radio commercial noting the milestone), I recently marked 25 years of my “day job” working for a farmers’ cooperative.
Hello Quad Cities folks, I hope everyone is doing well. Some of you may recall from my first column that I have been covering the entertainment industry for a long number of years (more than 25, in one form or fashion), and that I have seen and worked with a lot of different musical artists throughout my time.
I forgot what it was like to experience a good old common cold.
Earlier this week, I found myself riffling through movie and TV DVDs at the Chino Valley library. Among the stacks was The Best of Bonanza, the 34 best episodes ...
There are two things that should be completely off limits: a person’s children and a person’s grief.
I was happy to see the snow coming down last Sunday as I let the dogs out.