Opinion

Jeri Fields: Correcting the record about Social Security Direct Deposit

Recent reports in the media that Social Security plans to eliminate telephone services are inaccurate.  SSA is increasing ...

Opinion

Tom Purcell: 70 years ago, we beat polio

She came home with a high temperature, feeling very ill. The next morning, her legs gave out when ...

Lifestyles

MJ Wixsom: Heartworm disease is serious, but easily prevented in pets

Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition that affects not only dogs, but also cats and ...

Opinion

Jim Crawford: A needed Democratic call to action

In a short couple of months, the Trump administration has weakened the economy, placed incompetents in top government ...

Opinion

Tim Throckmorton: Words to live by still ring after 250 years

The year was 1775 and Virginia leaders had convened the Second Virginia Convention at Richmond — in what ...

Opinion

MJ Wixsom: The cost of compassion: A veterinarian’s perspective

Friday evening, just as the clinic was winding down for the day, a distraught woman arrived at Guardian ...

Opinion

Tom Purcell: How not to name a puppy

If you think that people are disagreeable these days about politics and culture, you can’t imagine how heated ...

Opinion

Jim Crawford: Attack of the chainsaw man

Elon Musk has joyously held up his chainsaw in front of Republican extremists, smiled broadly from ear to ...

Opinion

MJ Wixsom: Getting ready for spring

Spring has arrived, and with it comes a season of renewal, growth, and a few challenges for those ...

Opinion

Jeri Fields: You may be eligible for SSI and Social Security benefits

You may be able to get Supplemental Security Income even if you already receive Social Security benefits. About ...

Opinion

Jim Crawford: A fool’s war

We are at war. It is a war of choice. It is a Trumpian war, both vacuous and ...

Opinion

Doug Johnson: It can be hard see what people say

Many years ago, a group of monks and peasants shared a mountain together.  The monks lived atop the ...

Opinion

MJ Wixsom: Cave diving in Mexico is a trip

I just got back from a short trip to Mexico. I was in Tulum, where a famous set of ...

Opinion

Michael Reagan: Time to chainsaw the bureaucrats

Since when did bureaucrats become a victim class? The answer to that one is easy – as soon ...

Opinion

Dick Polman: Bezos is crafting MAGA’s Pravda

In addition to Jeff Bezos’ worst sin – gutting The Washington Post’s journalistic mission in order to suckle ...

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