Remember tough love? That concept from a few decades ago that dealing sternly with someone and facing the problem would be best in the long run? more

Most of the time, opening the mail is just a chore. There’s the junk mail or the spam, the bills and the other nonsense that you sift through to find little. more

I was raised to be a person willing to accept blame if I did something wrong. Early on, I realized the military’s mantra of “no excuse, sir” for an error had a great deal of logic because, while there’s always a reason something goes wrong, excuses don’t resolve it. more

In the past few months, there have been some efforts to try to stem the tide of what could be a train wreck for Campbell County. more

’Tis the season for excesses, if Campbell County Memorial Hospital’s recent generosity is any indication. Hospital trustees didn’t renew the contract for CEO Bob Morasko, who had been at the hospital’s helm for almost six years. In doing so, they indicated they wanted to search for a new CEO. more

Campbell County has some reasons to be happy with budget recommendations made by Gov. Matt Mead. And some reasons to be very wary. First, the good news. more

I’ve made a few New Year’s resolutions in my day, kept a few of them and failed more than I’d like to admit. more

On immigration reformFrom the Nov. 24 The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal: The election results aren’t likely to bring Democrats and Republicans closer together on all the grave issues facing our … more

For a long time, I lived under the illusion that Disney World was the happiest place on Earth. I know: It’s all just an illusion. But it’s one that requires a lot of people to take pride in it to make it work. It’s clean. It’s tidy. It’s efficient. more

The education reform bill has breezed through the state House and Senate and appears to be a shoe-in to be signed into law by the governor. more