The volatility in the stock market so far this year may be hitting some older investors harder than it should. They might need to make some changes to their investment portfolios.  more

Most Americans are spectators in today's most critical struggle for democratic values — being battled at every hour of every day in Ukraine. But in another vital struggle for democracy, a third of Americans are spectators.   more

I have a grainy, black and white snapshot of my family, taken in 1961, that shows all nine of us dressed to the nines; Dad, my brothers and me in coats, ties and shined leather shoes. more

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin share a deeply dangerous trait: They are both Big Liars, and they embrace their own Big Lies.  more

Former Pittsburg resident Jason Bosseau, who now lives in New York City, recently sent me a copy of the March 8, 1982 edition of The New Yorker magazine, in which humorist Calvin Trillin published: U.S. JOURNAL: CRAWFORD COUNTY, KANSAS FRIED-CHICKEN WAR. I contacted Trillin by email and he graciously gave permission to reprint it in The Morning Sun. more

I'm glad we care to light buildings in the colors of the Ukrainian flag here in the United States, but Ukrainians are far from the only people suffering in the world today.   more

Quick — name the poet who wrote “Trees.” Joyce Kilmer. Now can you recite the rest of the poem?   more

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If you like Thai and Vietnamese spring rolls — the fresh ones that are wrapped in rice paper, bursting with vegetables and shrimp — you will like this salad. more

In my head I see a video of when I was in grade school. It might’ve been in kindergarten or first grade, but certainly not later than that. more