Author: Journal Staff

Honor our veterans on November 11

Next Wednesday, November 11, our nation will mark the 108th observance of Veterans Day, a day of solemnity and reverence that honors those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice Day when it…

An expensive winter ahead

The war with Iran already has cost U.S. consumers more than $100 billion in direct costs for our gasoline purchases. That’s about $800 per family since the war began in February — and that figure is increasing every day that…

Signs of Summer’s end

All in all, this has been a pretty good summer. The weather has been as close to perfect as we could expect for summer activities. The mornings along our coastline have been pleasantly placid for those of us who row…