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I thank my lucky stars for radio. I thank my family's lucky stars for radio. No, not TV. Radio.

"In this best of all possible worlds ... everything is for the best." Voltaire, 1694-1778, author of "Candide." Published in Paris, France, 1759. "If you have sour apples, make apple sauce," Edna Wood (1917-1988), owner of (and spoken in) the kitchen of the City Cafe, Main Street,...

The word train-wreck could be fairly used to describe our current federal government budgeting process. It wasn't designed to be a train-wreck. The Budget Act of 1974 was intended to create an orderly structure for Congress to carry out its constitutional "power of the purse" responsibilities....

Our old house on Walnut Street is stuffed with thousands of books, the result of my working for half of my adult life as a book reviewer for newspapers and magazines. It's a job that causes publishers to flood folks like me with copies of their new books, some of which I read and...

Developing every student's potential to excel as responsible, productive, global citizens is one tall task, yet this is the core of our school district mission. Striving toward the fulfillment of this mission requires innovation and a personalized approach to teaching and learning....

This column needs to honor a dear, dead contributor and hope another email program will soon imitate its virtues. The email "client" Pressenter died a peaceful death and left many of us mourning its virtues, nor found in many other electronic programs. Most important of course, was...