After months of heated debate and partisan gridlock, President Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4th, making it the most sweeping policy achievement of his second term to date. This landmark legislation includes major changes to the U.S. tax code. Today, I want to break down [...]
From tornados in spring to hurricanes in late summer, we are accustomed to weather caused disasters in these United States. Environmental disasters have obviously occurred for millennia, but our societal responses have improved a great deal in recent years. My perspective comes from 20 years of personal involvement which began [...]
Last week we had Giving Tuesday. According to its official website of www.givingtuesday.org, Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 within the 92nd Street Y and its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in NYC. It now is an independent nonprofit inspiring millions to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity. According [...]
While I am generally never afraid of sharing my faith in these columns, I also am cognizant of the fact that my beliefs aren’t necessarily shared by all of my readers so I try to keep my articles as secular as possible. However, recently my pastor, Neil Chesshir of One [...]
This morning, I am sitting while awaiting breakfast in Creston, Iowa, with a group of about 35. I came up yesterday as a member of a chainsaw crew of the Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief organization to cut up and cut down damaged or downed trees the tornado caused last week [...]
Since last week’s Jackson County vote, the future of the Royals and the Chiefs has been the hot topic here in the metro. If you’re anything like me, you have had multiple conversations about how emphatically this proposal was rejected by the voters, and what it means for the city [...]
I speak often on the behavioral differences between various generations in America. It can be seen in the way they work, the way they communicate and even the way they eat. However, I’m not sure there is more of a stark divergence than how they consume media. Traditional forms of [...]
I think after years of writing this column for the Examiner it should be pretty apparent talking about money comes easily for me. In fact, it’s something I really enjoy doing. However, recent research from Empower shows I am in the minority of people who feel comfortable talking about the [...]
The period of December through New Year’s Day is now called the holidays. Even that term is an amendment of Holy Days so you really cannot get away from the religious significance. Historically, it has been dominated in our culture as Christmastime. We give gifts to each other, presumably in [...]
I often get the inspiration for my articles from everyday people and situations. This week I got it from shoppers in a grocery store. I was there doing my weekly Saturday morning shopping. This particular week the store had 8 oz bags of shredded cheese on sale for $1.79. Being [...]
