It comes as no surprise to anyone when I say, we are a deeply divided nation. It probably would also surprise no one if I say, we cannot remain divided...

Benjamin Franklin said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Clearly, Americans believe that, and that’s the reason we devote so much of our lives to it. There is...

With all the serious things going on the world, it is almost impossible not to dig into them…and write about them. When my wife writes a column, it is almost...

When the U.S. voted to bring isolated and economically poor China into the World Trade Organization (WTO), the hope was, China would become a thriving and interdependent member of the...

I started to title this column, “So Long, Summer,” but then thought, Oh no, the chambers of commerce will get on me for that, saying, “Don’t say summer is over,...

Our grandson, Collin, worked here at the Herald this summer and has now returned to college. While here, he wrote columns which appeared in the space on this page which...

What are we trying to do here at the Herald? We are trying to foster a range of discussions within this community. When we get letters to the editor which...