Opinions have never been difficult to find — since everyone has one and are usually more than happy to share them. This age of technology has made them even more pervasive with things like social media the providing places for anyone and everyone to shout and argue about their views. It can ...

I recently stopped by a local "Meet the Candidates" night and took a few minutes to get to know some of the people who decided to step forward and run for various offices. It's something I've sought to do often, since there is nothing quite like talking to someone face-to-face to get a sense of ...

"Can we all get along?" It's been more than 32 years since the world heard those words from Rodney King during a press conference as riots brought violence and destruction to Los Angeles in 1991, but in many ways the question probably resonates just as much — if not more — today. Because ...

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Just about everyone ...

Does anyone else get tired of all the noise that seems designed to make us as anxious as possible? "Be afraid of this!" they say. "Be afraid of that! Be afraid of something else!" Does it ever end? Fear is definitely a powerful motivator, so it isn't surprising that so many groups and ...

Sometime during this Memorial Day weekend, I suspect many of us will spend some time in a cemetery. We might be there to place flowers by the headstones of departed family members or friends, or to honor those who gave their lives in defense of their country. Either way, I invite everyone to ...