One aspect of close relationships that is not often talked about is the balance of power in a relationship. The level of power that each possesses can help to explain at least some of how and why each partner behaves the way they do in their relationship. Power, in a relationship context, ...
New York just became the first state in the country to sign a moratorium on data centers. There are two paths forward on this issue. One path builds the infrastructure that runs the next 50 years of the American economy. The other bans the future, then acts surprised when the jobs show up ...
An early period of World War II was known as "the phony war." What we may be witnessing now in the U.S.-Iran war is the end of a "phony peace." The nearly five-month-long conflict has featured a couple of sham ceasefires, each marked by supposed Iranian pledges to reopen the Strait of ...
The war with Iran that never really ended is back on. Like everybody else, including the Trump administration and the Iranian regime, I have no idea how it will end. But it eventually will, and how it will be remembered will matter enormously. Politics is about many things, but whether you ...
We’ve all heard that we should not take things for granted, but it never hurts to give a reminder about this piece of wisdom. I was at a meeting with some local business owners recently and one of them pointed out how when we visit other cities, especially, say, up north, we often go to their parks, their local coffee shops and eateries and check out their museums and such, yet many people haven’t even done that in their own town. So many people who live in Fairmont haven’t visited a local coffee shop or many of the local parks. Yet I sit in government meetings and hear people ...
To the editor: When I recently arrived at an event at a local venue I was surprised to see an ambulance at the back door. It seems that someone’s walker “snapped” and left the owner with an injury. Thankfully, the person looked reasonably good but not walking. I hope it is a precautionary visit to the hospital. Later I looked at the walker. A strong looking plastic part had indeed “snapped” - fractured. It was probably a defective part, but it may have been caused by other loose parts that allowed some “wiggle” to overstress the part. That reminded me of another ...
