If there was a theme for these columns, it was based on my idea of promoting good resolutions which, as we all know, are what we should be promising to try . . . again . . . in the new year. Quoting my favorite, Dave Barry: “Don’t feel bad! Many people have trouble sticking to their ...

It’s like a long, inspiring novel, the story of my best friend Michele who developed early onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 47. Her children were in high school at the time, two girls who were poised to go to college, have families and jobs one day, and then starter homes on little ...

Good for Mike Bloomberg. During his first debate, he slammed Bernie Sanders by saying: “We’re not going to throw out capitalism. We tried that. Other countries tried that. It was called communism, and it just didn’t work!” Exactly right. It’s safe to say Bloomberg is not a ...

Journalists can have up-and-down relationships with politicians. We need each other. At times, our jobs conflict, and we tend to dislike each other. At other times, our goals synchronize and we like each other — for a while. I like to think that I have a friendly relationship with ...

Editor’s note: Adriana Cohen is off this week. The following column is by Salena Zito. WESTBY, Wisconsin — Spend any time with people who supported presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016 and you quickly find out that the reasons they voted for Trump had very little to do with ...

My dog needs to be touching me at all times. He follows me around the house. He sleeps in bed with me. He barks if something is unusual. He has helped me through hard times and enjoyed adventures in the good times. He rides in the front seat of my car when we go places. He’s been with me ...