My wife often reminds me that I see too much from the negative side of things…and she is probably right. So, this week, feeling the warmth of Spring and the promises of Easter as a back-drop…I am focusing on some positive developments locally as to our housing situation. Just to set the ...

When most people think of Chevron, they think of a gas station or an oil company. But Chevron is more than a gas station. And it’s more than an oil company. Chevron is also shorthand for the 1984 U.S. Supreme opinion in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Four decades ...

Question: I am turning 65 this coming year. There is so much to learn and decide about related to Medicare. What advice do you have? Answer: First, I want to say; “Happy early birthday!” I enjoy talking to people paying attention to this event and Medicare issues. This 65th birthday is an ...

This past year the Akeley Church changed its name. It is now the Akeley Christian Fellowship Church. It was disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church. Other than the change of its name and a new pastor, most of what went on previously is still going on. Pastor Rick Rohlin is now our ...

Reverend Mel McGinnis’ guest essay, “Jesus, Razor Wire, and Border Policy” is disturbing on many levels. His facts are dubious, his rhetoric frightening, and most of all, his argument underscores why we have—and should continue to have—a clear separation of church and state in this ...

I was thinking the other day of words I grew up with, but which you don’t hear much anymore. My Dad, for example, used to say when someone was obstinate that: “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink!” It was relevant back then because we had horses, and I can ...