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To an inveterate golfer like my friend of over 60 years, Mike Schepp, and my sis, Joanie, there is one word never to be uttered, for the thought is that were it spoken, it would somehow manifest itself in their games. That word, “shank,” describes striking the ball on the innermost part of the clubface, causing it to squirt off to the side just a short distance.

I ran into a friend recently who asked if I knew she had “quit” a year ago. She said she simply knew it was time and went “cold turkey.”

Many people borrow money to make their home purchases. In that context, lenders sometimes set up “escrow” for real estate taxes, property insurance and private mortgage insurance (PMI).

Many individuals, families, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations continue to struggle as America tries to get back on its feet. Sky high inflation and gas prices coupled with supply chain and workforce woes have made recovery a tough proposition, resulting in desperate attempts to stay afloat.

Donald Trump is reportedly preparing an early announcement of his 2024 candidacy. The White House insists President Joe Biden will seek re-election.

Price inflation in the United States is getting out of control. Americans are seeing prices rise at the fastest rates in 40 years. Until recently, the Federal Reserve — the agency tasked with ensuring price stability — has been unwilling to address the problem.

We all make mistakes. They are an unpleasant fact of life.

With $163 billion in COVID relief unemployment benefits lost to fraud and improper payments, House Republicans have proposed a way to claw some of it back: Encourage states to chase down the fraudulent payments and let them keep part of the cash.

If I had spent $24,000 on a wrought iron weather vane depicting The Three Stooges in their famous eye-poking stance, would my wife hit me over the head with an auctioneer’s hammer?

He couldn’t get a date.