Food costs are high; will relief ever come?
From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle.
Recent headlines have focused in particular on soaring...
How to break bad habits for good
A friend of mine said his wife has the worst habit of staying up until one or two o’clock in the morning, and he...
Money advice from AI?
Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her...
The power of books
One of America’s most famous editors, Norman Cousins, ended his career teaching medical students. He wrote this about books:
“There is a simple non-medical technique...
Cyber Sessions: Manufacturers often easy pickings for web criminals
(Editor’s note: This is the 47th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
Optimism is more than a rosy outlook
David, a second grader, stumbled while getting on the school bus and suffered a cut on his cheek. At recess he collided with another...
Bidding adieu to Lou
I had to say goodbye to one of my closest friends in March when we lost a national treasure with the passing of Lou...
Cyber Sessions: Canvas breach serves as strategy lesson for the rest...
(Editor’s note: This is the 46th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
The skills to pay the bills
One night, some forest animals discussed the importance of education for the future success of their children. A committee was formed to consider starting...
The team makes it all work
Many years ago, a musician was giving a concert in an old church. At intermission, he went behind the organ to rest. There, he...












