CHAUTAUQUA - Alaskans understandably cherish summer months, when days are warm and long, much longer than elsewhere in the country. In fact, Kimberly Strassel, who lives near Anchorage, told audiences at Chautauqua Institution on June 23 and 24, that since moving to Alaska eight years ago, ...

About a week ago I was sitting on my porch when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. Since I have many chipmunks, I thought it was probably one of those. Then I saw more movement. I got up to have a look. There was a fawn in my flower bed. I went inside to get my phone to take a ...

Republicans are coming for your neighbors. They will use unmarked cars, a highly armed police force answerable to no one local, grab them off the street, pull them out of stores or schools, and drag them from their homes, separate them from their children and families, send them to distant ...

Everyone agreed the parade was a singular improvement over parades in the recent past. Minutes longer. The vibe exuberant. Even mid-Lakeview Avenue hosted crowds. The nearer the cemetery, the larger, the noisier, the more boisterous the satisfied onlookers. Certainly, the sun had much to do ...

U.S. taxpayers are now $36.5 trillion in debt, meaning every citizen, newborn or elderly, owes creditors (big banks controlled by those evil billionaires) $110,000. Death is the only escape, but when you die, you pass this burden to your children and grandchildren. The debt with which you are ...

There must be something in the water in Queens for it seems that, as to politicians, that Borough of New York City produces a certain breed of them. Two that come to mind are Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump. Though neither now live in Queens, this is the place where they “cut their eye ...