I traveled more than 1,600 miles to get a COVID vaccination shot. Thereby hangs a tale. Back in January, vaccines were reserved for people at high risk of becoming very ill if infected. Medically speaking, I am a wreck: heart attacks, cancer, emphysema, and pre-diabetes. To boot, I am age ...

Question: What is the difference between an HSA and a flex-spending account (FSA), and which is better? Answer: Both of these options are useful ways to pay for medical expenses with benefits and limitations with pre-tax dollars. An HSA (health savings account) is a pre-tax way of saving ...

I am writing in response to a recent Post-Journal and OBSERVER article regarding the Cassadaga Wind Project. Owner RWE claims, “Local support for the project remains strong.” I do not believe our local bats, eagles, raptors, songbirds, most living creatures or most turbine neighbors agree ...

When you first see it, it is just a piece of low ground situated along a fast-flowing, southern river. Then you look about and see the cannons, plaques and memorials and you realize that you are at Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River at Shiloh. You glance down at the brochure sent to ...

I got some feedback last week. I learned something from it. I had written two weeks ago about far-right “echo chambers” of “news” — really, opinion — that push “I only watch them” viewers into loops of substituting pure fiction for news. There is nothing wrong with opinion ...

Most of us have said at least a prayer or two in our lives. Maybe a cry for help to the Lord or a praise for something good. Maybe you’ve whispered words on behalf of another soul going through a hard time. In Christianity, prayer is a huge part of what we do. We say the Lord’s Prayer. ...