Chow Line: Make water festive for holiday gatherings
We are hosting several parties over the holidays. Many of our friends are more health-conscious these days, and I would like to serve some...
Don’t let the last-minute holiday rush crush your budget
For all the planning we do during the holidays, the last couple of weeks before the big parties and family gatherings can trip up...
Comic book movies, Star Wars and Donald Trump
America needs a hero, and hordes of all ages will be inundating movie theatres this weekend in remembrance of heroes of a bygone era...
Chow Line: Be aware of how much processed meat you eat
I have been trying to avoid processed meat because I heard it is linked to cancer. But this year, my family is serving ham...
One more Christmas
When I was a child I remember my grandfather suffering chest pains. He kept putting nitroglycerin tablets under his tongue to help with the...
Tips for keeping calm in the midst of crisis
In this time of great change and uncertainty, crisis situations seem to be growing at a rapid speed. The emotional turmoil and negative behavior...
House passes $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill
The House has passed the omnibus spending bill 316 to 113.The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill effectively funds 9 of the last 12 months...
IRS to require non-profits to obtain Social Security numbers of donors
During the last few years the problems at the IRS in terms of how it deals with nonprofit organizations and their donors have become...
The Obama Administration’s energy obstructionism
When the Obama administration moved to embrace offshore energy exploration in Alaska earlier this year, skeptics raised a leery eyebrow. Could an administration so...
Threat to public safety arriving by international mail
Law enforcement agencies nationwide are confronting an increasingly prevalent threat — a flood of cheap, new synthetic drugs from overseas.They’re generally ordered online, arrive...
