As I prepare to leave Idaho, and particularly Pocatello, I have been borderline maudlin. It is time to go, and new adventures are calling, but…
Before leaving for Patagonia last December, I was in limbo regarding whether to continue my part-time legal consulting and mediation practice.…
Welfare reform proves we can exercise common sense while being compassionate and fiscally responsible at the same time. The work requirements of the 1996 welfare reform law help ensure federal safety net programs can reach their intended recipients — America’s vulnerable children, low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities. Provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts build on these improvements, maintaining work as key to reducing poverty and supporting American families in need.
All the excitement surrounding the 250th anniversary of America’s independence is now in the past. It was the Revolutionary War, of course, wh…
How often do you discover that something you believed was true is simply not the case? Take cork, for instance. For years, I harbored the beli…
In July 2004, Tona Henderson’s mother handed her a copy of the Messenger Index and told her to sit down and read it.
Apparently, “The Art of the Deal” (when it comes to Trump) is that you blow up a solid treaty with Iran because it was brokered when Obama was…
If you are a bit stuffy, you might consider me inappropriate for commingling a memorial with other people, but Ralph will forgive me because h…
Many of you probably read Chairwoman of the Republican Party Dorothy Moon’s opinion piece last week titled ‘The future is MAGA.’ And I’m sure …
I have returned to the United States grudgingly after having been gone six months. During that time, I spent a month in the Patagonia region, …


