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How To Cool Our Overheated Rhetoric

I keep hearing the word “radicalized.” Radicalization here, radicalization there. It is happening across the country and across the spectrum. No one person, one party, or one policy is solely to blame. Some groups pour more gasoline on the fire than others, but the truth is that the fire ...

Intolerance Extends Beyond Physical Violence

He was in his thirties, wasn’t a public official, and never sought public office. His faith was solid, and he loved his country. He spoke passionately of his faith and of making his country a better place. Many supported his cause. Others didn’t, and he knew the danger that ...

Cataract Surgery Prompts Medicare Question

Question: I need to have cataract surgery. Does Medicare help pay for this surgery? Answer: Original Medicare is a health insurance product. This means that all of your coverage must be based on a medical problem or diagnoses. Most of us develop age related vision problems. Medicare will ...

Mental Health Is Also A Men’s Health Issue

When people talk about men’s health, the conversation usually centers on diet, exercise, or cholesterol numbers. What we don’t talk about nearly enough is mental health. For too long, men have been told to stay silent, to tough it out, to carry their struggles alone. That silence is killing ...

War Department Not A Good Idea

Our President announced recently that we should rename the Defense Department, the “War Department” because we have not been winning enough wars. That is a bad idea. Maybe it was an idea that came from some of the “issue for the day” people that he has surrounded himself with, i.e. it ...

Defining 9/11 As Patriots Day

Twenty-four years have passed since the tragic events of 9/11. In that time, we have had the ability to mourn the deaths of thousands. We have heard the story of hero after hero from the days just after two planes crashed into the world trade center in New York City. We witnessed the bravery ...