"What are you?" That’s the question I’m asked often when knocking on doors, trying to get signatures on my petition so I can get on the ballot. I believe they are asking which party I am affiliated with. I met a couple of people who asked me that last week, and when I said I was a Democrat, they politely said, “No thank you,” and shut the door. Over the next several days, I thought a lot about that question, which reminded me of a 2018 lecture Dr. Kershner gave in his theater class at Sweet...

U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner told a House Oversight subcommittee on March 17th that they will run out of money in October or November. He reported that the Service has lost $118 billion since 2007 and is considering all options, including closing the Service, extending delivery times, raising the cost of a first-class stamp to over $1.00 from the current $0.78, or cutting back on mail delivery times. Like the national debt and the impending bankruptcy of the Social Security Trust...

When I was younger and working, I never expected Social Security to be around when I retired. Honestly, I didn't think I’d live this long. I started receiving Social Security almost four years ago, and it has eased my finances. Luckily, I have other sources of income, and that was the purpose of the program: to supplement your retirement income. When we moved to Lynchburg a couple of decades ago, one of my neighbors was a charming lady who lived in the house behind us. We would sit on her...