The  headline read, “The Milky Way is Probably Full of Dead Civilizations.” Given that the planet is undergoing a pandemic, I read on.  Possibly the article contained a warning that the end was nigh. Apparently not. Astronomer Frank Drake came to his conclusion about dead planet

Recently, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, held a press conference to announce his upcoming bout with brain cancer. His grace and courage was inspiring to everyone. What surprises me is the man had to be facing death before others recognized his remarkable qualit

More than once during my tenure as a politician, I voted to  deed public property to private parties for $1.00.  That is the minimum allowed by law to secure a financial transaction in my community.  Much of the time, what was awarded was a corner lot, too small to build on, which