No one likes to admit they were naive; it’s an embarrassing form of Should Have Known. Should Have Knowns are a form of Lack of Awareness for which justifications are few. ”I didn’t think,“ “I thought I knew,” “Why didn’t somebody tell me!” etc., etc., are all excuses that ...

Over the last 5+ years, public school boards have come under scrutiny around the nation as parents and ordinary citizens have, in part, sought more accountability for how tax dollars and school administration are managed. Many questions come with this critical new eye on our schools; one of ...

Over a million federal employees are going without paychecks because the House and the Senate can’t agree on how to keep our government open. Calling this a national crisis would be an understatement. So what is Congress doing about it while a million federal employees are struggling to ...

There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job. League history is littered with examples: players involved in off-court scandals, arrests, even allegations of serious violence. Time and again, teams and the league have found ways to look past behavior that, in most ...

My first thought when sitting down to write this column was that Donald Trump is his own worst enemy. However, after 8 million people showed up on March 28 to oppose him and his policies, it appears he has some stiff competition for the title. Still, I'll allow Trump to make the case against ...

I wish I was surprised when I saw the statement from the City of Alpena asking citizens to refrain from, “using abusive language or threatening gestures” toward the Department of Public Works (DPW) snowplow drivers. But I wasn’t surprised. I was disappointed in humanity. Again. Some ...