Point of View

UNITED STATES—Sometimes I feel much older than I think I am some days. It seems the younger generations are so obsessed with technology, their phones and all things social media it is impossible to have a conversation with them. So understand my surprise this past week while attending a funeral that so many of my first cousins and to...

UNITED STATES—Most of us lost an hour of sleep over the weekend, and while you might not think it has a big impact on your life think again. There have been arguments for years about the purpose of Daylight Saving Time. Particularly, how it impacts the lives of most Americans who find themselves thrown off by the hour they...

UNITED STATES—Toni: I turn 65 in May and am covered by my wife’s employer group health insurance. I am fighting stage 3 kidney cancer and the prognosis is good since I am participating in a clinical trial for a new cancer medication which costs over $18,000 per month. With this clinical trial, I am paying $0 for a medication...

UNITED STATES—For most people, its February, and at this point many people may have given up on their New Year’s Resolution, but for myself I’m still going strong after about 6 weeks into the New Year. I made a bunch of resolutions, but the biggest I have stuck to is not eating fast food. Yes, it might be daunting...

UNITED STATES─I swear I feel like this COVID-19 pandemic has taught us as a country we are way stronger than what we perceive. However, being locked down for weeks is something that can be quite trying America, and I mean trying. Imagine going 3 months without a haircut, being in the house for weeks on end, having to wear...

UNITED STATES—It used to be so very simple. If you were a boy, you used this one and if you were a girl you used that one. If you were under six and you went with your mommy, it didn’t matter, but the boys often complained if they had to accompany Mom into the wrong restroom. Did you know that the...

UNITED STATES—Exercise, yep, it’s that 8-letter word that most of us never want to hear, but guess what we have to be active one way or another. Most of us may not engage in rigorous exercise on a daily basis, however, a body in movement is better than a body that is immobile. I’ve recently learned that walking is...

UNITED STATES—When was the last time you recall your boss or management at your job actually telling you did a good job on something? Someone posed that question to me and guess what I could NOT give an answer. You know why? I rarely hear it, and that just totally frustrates me to the core. It almost feels like...

UNITED STATES—A big problem worldwide is the need for more water, worsening because of climate change, population growth, and bad resource management methods. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to help plan and distribute water supplies has become an idea that might work well. Artificial intelligence is changing how we handle water resources, even non-revenue water, by making it possible to...

UNITED STATES—By now, I KNOW everyone has heard the comment that was made by Dr. Ben Carson, who is the new Secretary of Housing, which was beyond despicable, stupid, egregious and careless. I mean comparing slaves to immigrants? WTF! Carson, who was once in contention to become the next President of the United States of America, has always been...