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Kudos to Congress for bailing out pension fund for miners

In 1950, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) established a pension plan to give miners a modicum of financial security after they retired. Another pension plan was set up in 1974, and the two eventually merged. With multiple companies paying into the fund and coal enjoying an unassailable ...

Talking to my daughter about war and ‘megafires’

We were on the way to ballet rehearsal. ItĢƵ my favorite 30 minutes of the day. ItĢƵ a chance to break away from work, and to touch base with my only child. SheĢƵ 14 now. And it won’t be long before sheĢƵ driving herself. I treasure these moments.“So,” I asked her. “How was ...

New vaping ban kind of confusing

The Federal Drug Administration has recently put a ban on the sale of some flavored products that are used by e-cigarettes and other vaping devices in an effort to dissuade teenagers from continuing or starting the habit.The ban includes fruit- and mint-flavored products, which reportedly ...

The cure for everything

The only time you see gray-haired people like me on television is in commercials that only run during the evening news. You’ll see an athletic gray-haired guy and his athletic wife running down a beach, playing tennis and dancing on the deck of a cruise ship while a serious, disembodied voice ...

The number one way to understand a person

There are many ways to ascertain a personĢƵ life.Were they brought up in a rural, suburban or urban area? Did they grow up in public housing or a single family home? Did they attend private or public schools? Go on to college or trade school or gain on-the-job experience right after high ...

Keep moving forward in 2020

For most, the holiday hoopla is over.Those of us off from work for the holidays spent this week getting back into the groove of responsibility and reality, too.Hopefully the break from routine was relaxing and peaceful, and the holidays offered a respite from the often hurried pace of life.If ...