Your finances are all in order and your bucket list is complete. You are officially ready to retire, right? Not so fast. Research has shown that we need to be concerned about more than just money … more

In Michael Kinsley's immortal definition, "A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth — some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say." By that standard, the term would definitely apply to Joe Biden's recent condemnation of Vladimir Putin.  more

President Joe Biden set off international alarms over the weekend when he committed the United States to the goal of regime change in Russia. "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power," Biden … more

During the Covid shutdown, former Pittsburger, Dick Shaw, decided to write his life story. The following is the first of two excerpts from a chapter on ways he made money from 1948 on taken from the resulting book, titled “Tales from the Professor: Life is a Hoot!” more

Mushroom-hunting season is starting, and you may feel the itch to get out and find mushrooms of your own. more

An entrepreneur is a person who organizes and operates a business, generally taking on more risk than average to do so. I believe that learning and practicing entrepreneurship at a young age is key to developing the workforce of tomorrow. more

A few weeks ago, finding a book that interested me was an exercise in futility. Nothing — not even a WWII novel — caught my eye so I turned to magazines, sudoku and word puzzles, and HGTV reruns to pass the time. more

After our experiences with COVID-19 in our communities, it is clear now more than ever the critical role our Ascension Via Christi and community physicians play in our region’s health and wellness. more

Six months have passed since the Pittsburg Publishing Company, LLC, became the owner and operator of the Pittsburg Morning Sun. It is time for an update to the subscribers and readers on the state of their local newspaper.   more

I’ve been studying a little Latin. The verb “tradere” means “to hand over.” We get a couple of English words from it: one is “trade” and another is … more