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WASHINGTON – It will be Powell’s Fed, assuming he’s confirmed by the Senate. Jerome (“Jay”) Powell will become the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve in early 2018. Almost by definition, he...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Did you ever have an idol as a kid? Someone who looked and acted just like you hoped you would? I did, and I have the scars to prove it. As the song says, my heroes have always been cowboys. Mine...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Watch Yore Topknot
WASHINGTON – The big news in health care last week was the disclosure that CVS Health Corp., owner of a vast network of drug stores, is considering buying Aetna Inc., one of the nation’s largest...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Teacher shortage, continuing education, parent participation, technology and students unqualified to satisfy workforce needs. These are just some of the challenges our public schools face. In...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
As I reflect on another year’s homecoming festivities with the parade, football game and dance, I can’t help but think about the important role that high school plays in our students’ lives. The...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Women. My favorite kind of people. I like the way they look, the way they talk, the way they think and, if memory serves me, the way they feel. I was raised the only boy in families that numbered...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2017 | COLUMN: Watch Yore Topknot
WASHINGTON – It’s that time of year again when Congress debates the federal budget. For most Americans, it’s a turnoff. The dollar amounts are monstrous – trillions, not billions. The vocabulary...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – It turns out that North Korea isn’t just a nuclear threat. It’s also a cyberthreat, and in some ways, this may be more frightening. Launched largely anonymously, cyberattacks can...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody’s a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Today, hypocrisy is the smirk on Harvey Weinstein’s face as...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
It’s fall! There’s a crispness in the air, the trees and oak brush have assumed the spectacular colors of the season. Another harbinger of fall is that we now begin the review and approval...
DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – The “spoils society” advances. The spoils society is a phrase I coined some years ago to illustrate a basic problem of wealthy societies, including, of course, the United States. After...
DATE: Oct. 9, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – The American consumer is the great engine of growth for the $19 trillion U.S. economy, representing nearly 70 percent of spending. If the consumer is confident and happy, chances are...
DATE: Oct. 5, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
