Next year may go down as the year of the steroid user for Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Three players whose careers were given a proverbial black eye for using performance-enhancing drugs will be on 2013’s ballot. » Read More

WASHINGTON -- Can civility be saved? » Read More

Just recently, I was talking with a group of local citizens when someone mentioned the new street lights. In the past three years, the City of Camden has received and utilized grants in excess of $3 million for several improvements. A combination of grant funds and some tax dollars has been spent to move many electrical lines underground: » Read More

A community member asked me recently why I place so much emphasis on the budget. The exact words were, “I think that’s all you ever talk about.” I guess I have to plead guilty to keeping the budget as a front burner issue. When I think about the discussions I have about our schools with parents, staff, students and community members, most of these discussions revolve around smaller class sizes, additional academic and extracurricular ... » Read More

Is America in decline? No way, says President Obama, proudly speaking of our standing overseas. But some grim new reports on our educational gaps remind us that decline is like charity -- it begins at home. » Read More

It’s no secret I love music. I was a radio announcer in an earlier life, after all. I love all kinds -- rock, jazz, pop, soundtracks -- just about anything. » Read More

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's recent losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota revealed a truism that Romney might want to study -- but not too much! » Read More

Doing the research for my column on voting statistics encouraged me not to be that person. You know -- that person who complains but doesn’t do anything to help the cause. As I get older and gain more life experience, I find that it is really important to get interested in life, not on the surface but really dig deep into how the world is changing socially, culturally, fiscally. » Read More

As a fan of Stephen Colbert's satirical skills on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," I didn't know what to expect when he sat down to interview the daughter of Jeff Fort, one of Chicago's most notorious gang leaders since Al Capone. » Read More

I’ve come to the conclusion that women's friendships might be tighter than men's. » Read More