Millions of Americans know the frustration of dealing with the Social Security Administration — endless hold music on the phone, months of waiting for a simple benefit decision, and confusing ...

The share of before-tax income going to the richest 1% of taxpayers has more than doubled in the last half-century. This massive upward redistribution of income was primarily a result of the ...

I have a “friend” who is always hurting me physically and verbally. I’m getting tired of it. She says that I am ugly, have a big nose and my hair looks terrible. But others at my school ...

WESTERLY - Ella Keegan, Tori Gabriele and Dacia Gingerella (2 hits, 2 runs) all drove in two runs for Westerly in a 12-0 Division 2 victory over South Kingstown at Cimalore Field ended after 4 1/2 ...

“I don’t want to become Catholic. Who wants to convert to a religion bogged down by so many rules and traditions?” I found myself saying this every time I pulled into the parking lot of ...

A tariff is a tax placed on goods when they cross national borders, typically when being imported into a country. The fee is ultimately passed down to the consumer in the form of a price increase ...

All my life, grocery prices have risen – sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, ever upward. That is inflation in a nutshell. Today, we are facing a sudden spike in inflationary pressures. Is your ...

I hoard words, quotations and other bits because as my granny used to say, “They tickle my fancy.” Admittedly, “my fancy” is easily amused.

In a column last fall, I wrote about my enthusiasm for women’s basketball at the University of Minnesota. Players who had started their college careers elsewhere were flocking back to Williams Arena.

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It was one of my frat brothers from back in the 1970s at Auburn University. Since my mindset was on sports and this is supposed to be a sports column, I figured I’d use this opportunity to reminisce ...

Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget includes $1 million over two years to provide diapers for Wisconsin children whose families cannot afford them. That’s great news for babies who will be able to stay ...