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Success follows a thoughtful business plan

Have you prepared a business plan for 2014? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. I know of no research revealing the number of business owners who create business plans. Personal experience and...

Charting a new course

In La Paz, reconfigured crew repairs boat to chase the dream

Sometimes, being seen without judgment can be enough

They’re like weather systems, children’s emotions. The clouds move in with a sniffly hiccup, a lip-quivery frown, and soon escalate like a tornado ripping across the plains. Sometimes I want...

Club’s sunny banner hopes to mark dawn of solar era

What’s up with the sun banner on the Boys & Girls Club building? And what does “Solarize La Plata” have to do with Boys and Girls Club? I thought off-site advertising was not allowed in Dura...

If that throbbing is a migraine, you’re not alone

There are few benign acute health problems more disabling than a migraine. Yet, this common condition affects tens of millions of children and adults each year in the United States, resultin...

Travel industry’s time-outs can shut you out of a ticket

A casual observer might have thought that Anthony LaMesa was booking a last-minute JetBlue Airways ticket from New York to Cancun, Mexico, on a whim, perhaps to escape the frigid winter weat...

Be aware of these common medication mistakes and learn how to avoid them

Taking medications correctly continues to be a challenge for all Americans, no matter what your age or health condition. Food and Drug Administration reports indicate up to 1.5 m...

Flurry of action as legislative session flies by

As usual, the legislative session is flying by at breakneck speed. House Bill 1119, which is a food-donation tax credit bill I am co-sponsoring with Tim Dore, R-Elizabeth, passed unanimously...

Senior year is a time full of firsts and lasts

Last first day of school. Last Homecoming. Last Christmas Concert. Last first semester of high school. Last writing assessment. Last finals week. Senior Recognition night. Senior ...

Our love of teaching requires thought and analysis

There is something about February. Call it the horse latitudes of the academic year or the moment when we batten down the hatches against the assessment storm– either way, it doesn’t change ...

‘Mega-drought’

The American West finds itself between a rock and a dry place

Health coverage shifts focus to what matters

If you ever need to borrow a strawberry stemmer, instant popsicle maker or human-shaped spatula, I’ve got them and about 50 other high-grade kitchen gadgets. This is not because of a strange...