Monday, Nov. 9, was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This month’s edition of VFW magazine brought back so many memories of those of us who served our nation during the “Cold War” period of 1945-1991.

I recently attended the outstanding program at the Robert H. Jackson Center that explored and outlined the need for the re-engineering of local governments and public school districts in our state and region.

The road to healthcare reform took a hard left turn two weeks ago.

The leaders of both the House and the Senate announced that they would bring bills with a public option to the floors of both chambers for a vote.

A few years ago, Arnold Kling, an economics professor at George Mason University, presented an interesting description of the type of health care system that Congress is planning to impose on all Americans.

Every family has their own traditions. The ways they manage regular occurring events such as birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and even losses. The tradition dictates how these events are to be practiced and who is to attend.