Twenty years! I’ve been writing this column for 20 years. As I said back on the 15th anniversary, “except for teaching, that’s the longest time I’ve ever devoted to a single activity.” And I’ve ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

In the mid-90s, Ron Howard directed a gritty movie about the inner workings of a daily newspaper. “The Paper” included a memorable rant from the newspaper’s executive editor, played by the actor ...

I’m so glad the Daily Times and Daily Union agreed to keep this column going. I’ve been writing it for 50 years, starting in the Waupun paper during our early farming years as a means of keeping my ...

It’s not that I didn’t have any ideas on what to write about. There’s plenty out there and an idea or two has been bouncing ...