Other Voices, April 18, “What does government do for us?,” implies the government’s role is to protect us from ourselves with more restrictive regulations, void of all common sense. The writer objects ...

Last week’s column by County Commissioner Gary Lindstrom was entitled “Owens flunks educational qualifications.” Gary, however, left out a very important qualification. So this week’s column should ...

When common sense fails, lawmakers sadly must step in to ban stupid behavior. Several jurisdictions are preparing laws banning texting while driving. Texting is the practice of typing and sending text ...

In July of 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new overall star rating system on the Hospital Compare website. Almost all hospitals are now rated between one and ...