A lot of senior citizens have only their pets for company. Because of high veterinary prices, however, many have been forced to give up their pets (or not get one at all).

What do secrets and lies have in common with each other? Beyond the fact that both are offensive, of course. First, I’d like to talk about secrets. So many secrets these days. The secrets held by local town governments go under the title of “executive session .” That’s what town managers and selectmen invoke when […]

The May 19 newspaper had an article titled “TV networks go cuckoo over comedy.” It implied the networks think people watch sit-coms over serious programs and dramas. I do not watch any of the sit-coms noted in the article. In fact, I deliberately avoid sit-coms in general. Sophomoric “comedy” shows are populated mostly by people […]

It is quite disturbing to observe the recently numerous, national incidences of shockingly gro-tesque assaults and murders. More disturbing still is how many Internet media outlets and some traditional media have incontrovertibly exploited these tragedies for their own popularity and thus financial gain. These cases have become sensationalized distractions, fictionalized as a “Zombie Apocalypse,” rather […]