What does 50 plus one equal? A lot more than 51. The clear victory by Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia's runoff election — which gives Democrats 51 seats in the Senate that convenes in January — has enormous practical, political and psychological implications. more

What is former President Donald Trump thinking? more

I am still waiting to see a letter to the editor from our U.S. congressmen condemning Trump’s comment about the “termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” more

This week’s story by Ben George tapped directly into memories of cars, airplanes, ships, etc. as well as balsa wood for crafting your own imaginative constructions — Wheeler’s Arts & Hobbycrafts at 604 N. Broadway in Pittsburg.  more

The number one concept in all budgeting is plan, plan, and plan. Plan for the expected, plan for the unexpected. Plan for the grocery store trip, plan for back-to-school shopping, and of course plan for the Christmas season.   more

On Thanksgiving Day, a Catholic priest from Nigeria was praising God for the opportunity to be in the United States. At a Catholic church in lower Manhattan, hidden in between courthouses and the New York Police Department headquarters, the Nigerian priest told us about his seminary classmate of his who is missing and assumed dead and about a village of Christians recently wiped out by Islamic terrorists in his home country. more

The holiday season is full of traditions. Traditions bring pleasure and reassurance. They give us something to look forward to, and in times of difficulty or uncertainty, traditions root and comfort us. more

There’s always a reason to come to the library — books! — but for the next few weeks we have the added attraction of our annual display of Literary Trees. Stop in to take a look at some old favorites and several new ones. more

Civil liberties, enshrined in our Constitution, are continually subject, by design, to debate. That debate is intrinsic to the maintenance of and, when necessary, the interpretation of those liberties by our legislature, our courts, and as demonstrated in our Bill of Rights, by constitutional amendments.  more

I’ve always been a klutz. I’ve had poor hand eye coordination. My handwriting is horrible and my printing is hardly better. more