When it gets as hot and miserably humid as it’s been this week, it reminds me of when I really and truly found out what hot and miserable can mean. It was 30 years ago, but I still measure misery by it. More...
NANTUCKET, Mass. – A flyer here notes that Nantucket is an island, a county, and a town, making it the only place in the U.S. with the same name for all three. More...
Investing just on the basis of an attractive yield can sometimes lead to stocks in highly speculative companies ... either stocks or debt instruments (bonds). More...
Washington-Wilkes has its own Farmers Market on Saturday mornings, and certainly it is southern. Now cooks can find recipes for some of those market products in this new book. More...
Every time a piece of legislation crosses my desk, I apply the same four-way test. The test reads: Is it Constitutional? Is it morally right? Is it something we need? Can we afford it? More...
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