2016

It’s a bad sign when you get halfway through a presidential campaign with no sages wagging their heads sagaciously as they cite Lord Acton. No wonder the politicians get away

“Si vis pacem, para bellum” (“If you want peace, prepare for war”) On April 11-12, two Russian SU-24 fighter-bombers made repeated low-level passes over the USS Donald Cook, an American

Thanks to Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-Va.) 200,000 convicted felons in the state of Virginia may now register to vote. Writes The Washington Post, “The change applies to all felons who

It was about 1 a.m. when our alarm system woke me up with the beeping sound that it makes when one of the exterior doors is opened. The beep was

Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her 90th birthday this month. She is just six years older than I am and I can remember being in high school when she married in

Anyone who has ever seen a mixed martial arts professional contest has to conclude that it is one of the most brutal sports currently on the scene. In fact, I

The flickering florescent bulbs bathed the narrow hallway in surreal shadows of light and dark grays. A feckless breeze struggled through the lone air-conditioning grate, located some 10 feet above

My mission By Rick Ryckeley The project seemed simple enough: install fencing along the newly constructed walkway in our backyard. A 12-foot section of the walkway has a steep drop-off,

In 1988, I became involved in the local political scene. I had never been involved in politics and decided that I would get involved. So, I joined the Fayette County