Nat Werth has a lot to be proud of in his high school career. Becoming the valedictorian of your class is no easy feat, and with that honor, you get to give an address to your fellow classmates, teachers, assorted school staff and hordes of community members eager to know what 13 years of education…

We all know Murphy’s Law, where if anything can happen, it will. Now, I’m wondering if there should be a Stewart’s Law — one that says, if a comedian starts getting serious, you’d better pay attention. The naming of the law would be appropriate as Jon Stewart testified Tuesday before a House Judiciary subcommittee regarding…

They say that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I would think that’s very likely to happen if the history in question was erased. Thirty years ago, the Tiananmen Square Massacre took place in China. The State Council declared martial law on May 20, 1989 after thousands of protesters attempted…

Graduation season is upon us, as hundreds of area teens are saying goodbye to one level of education and moving into the next chapters of their lives, whether it’s further education or starting new careers. It’s something that arrives before anyone realizes it, and there’s a reality check that hits grads hard. Things will change,…

Many of us know the first few caveats of the First Amendment for the United States Constitution — freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion. However, the last part of the amendment gives us the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. I wonder if the Founding Fathers intended…

Many of the crime dramas you see on prime time television these days utilize facial recognition technology, where some tech pushes a button on the keyboard, and suddenly a million faces a second start flashing on a computer monitor until the match is found. Then the investigators bag the bad guy, and society is saved….

It’s usually a given that when you try to offer goods or services, you want to provide them with a minimum of fuss or waiting. Most of the time, that holds true for businesses. However, 2019 is going to go down as the year when getting a reservation for Mother’s Day brunch went from being…

Fraternities were once brotherhoods that served the community and were a group of people with common interests. You could have a fraternity of lawyers, a fraternity of doctors, even a fraternity of people who share a love of “Star Wars.” I don’t know if that last one is true, but it sounds intriguing. Now, however,…

Most of us have dreams of hitting the jackpot, quitting our day jobs and pursuing our dreams without worrying about how in the world we’re going to be able to pay for it. We dream of big houses with even bigger swimming pools. We dream of taking our families on extravagant vacations with luxurious hotels…

“Paris is Burning” is supposed to be the name of a 1990 American documentary, not the main news on the internet earlier this week. Yet many of us were transfixed to television and computer screens Monday as the Notre Dame Cathedral had a frightening orange glow from a fire believed to have started from a…

Perhaps when Donald Trump leaves the White House, whether it’s in two years or six, he should fund a theater troupe. Democrats might assume I’m making light of his overdramatic personality, but in this case, I’m talking about all of the “acting” Cabinet members and other key agency directors. With the recent resignation of Kirstjen…

I was livid when it was revealed that the supposed hate crime against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett turned out to be a hoax. When charges were filed against Smollett in Chicago, I thought it was essential to send a message to celebrities everywhere that your golden pulpit comes with consequences when you misuse it. According…