John Grindrod: When celebrities walk among the common folks
For everyone I know, seeing someone famous is rare unless you paid to see him or her on stage or at an athletic venue. When it happens, it always seems to give someone a story destined to be repeated.
Reghan Winkler: How to donate to Hurricane Ian victims safely
Hurricane Ian officially made its first U.S. landfall in Cayo Costa, Florida as a strong Category 4 storm and slowly continued across the state, before exiting into the Atlantic as a tropical storm. Once in the Atlantic, it reformed into a Category 1 hurricane and blasted the South Carolina coast a week ago last Friday.
Legal-Ease: If I sell some ground, what kind of taxes am I looking at?
The price of real estate, like almost all other parts of the economy, is increasing. Even professional real estate auctioneers and agents cannot know the exact sale price that a piece of property may bring.
Ron Lora: Mount Rushmore remains popular and controversial
Aficionados of Mount Rushmore have said that October should be designated as the month of Mount Rushmore. The actual carving of the famous monument began October 1927 and was completed in October 1941. Keen observers deem October as the best month in which to view the popular monument that immortalizes presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, but summer is the most popular time for visitors, 2.5 million of whom chose to visit Rushmore last year.
Dr. Jessica Johnson: Rap culture and violence
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Congress taking big step toward fixing elections
The House committee hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, invasion of the Capitol performed a useful educational service by detailing how former President Donald Trump incited the insurrection and rejected pleas to stop it.
Holy Cow! History: A hurricane, a rabbi and a new life in America
Storms should never be taken lightly. Hurricane Ian is a fresh reminder of what we know too well, that nature’s beauty can turn savage when the skies darken and the winds pick up.
Mark Figley: Campaign shows the real Ryan
Ohio congressman Tim Ryan is running for the U.S. Senate, trying as hard as he can to sound like a regular guy fighting for you, but he’s still coming up short.
Shevrin Jones: Democrats made competitiveness a priority; now they need to protect their investment
Over the last year, Democrats in Washington have scored a series of legislative wins to boost American competitiveness on the world stage. President Biden and leaders in Congress have navigated razor-thin majorities in both the House and Senate to pass a string of landmark bills to ramp up American manufacturing and infrastructure, invest in critical semiconductor production and scientific research and development, and fund innovative clean energy projects.
Jerry Zezima: How do you like them apples?
My grandchildren are the apples of my eye. So it was only fitting that I was hit in the eye by a falling fruit while apple picking with the kiddies.
