I don’t do The Oscars. I enjoy a good movie and like to see the really good ones get the attention they deserve, but spending an evening watching the Hollywood hoity-toity get dressed to the nines and flaunt for the cameras is not my idea of time well spe

I don’t do The Oscars. I enjoy a good movie and like to see the really good ones get the attention they deserve, but spending an evening watching the Hollywood hoity-toity get dressed to the nines and flaunt for the cameras is not my idea of time well spe

The message sent by the image peering back at me from the bathroom mirror was unmistakably clear: “Son, you look like a wooly booger. It’s time to shave and get a haircut.”

It’s no secret – I love baseball. I especially love my Cubbies, but I simply can’t get enough of America’s Pastime. My subscription to MLB-TV will attest to that.

Acting like they owned the place, three “church ladies” walked into the newsroom. The possessed an “I’m here and I mean business” kind of swag.

Are you looking for a luxurious getaway? Somewhere to get pampered, relax in comfort, and simply be spoiled rotten? A place where one can social distance in style, lounging around all day on a comfy bed without a care in the world?

In life, we have to make choices. Some choices are easy to make, while others are more difficult to make. In either situation, there comes a point of no return. Perhaps you are on a diet and want to lose a few pounds, but you succumb to a piece of decaden

It is hard to believe that we are already at the end of November and that Thanksgiving is upon us.

Parents often try to impart their values about money to help their children establish a strong financial foundation.

Last week was a hectic week at The News Journal. It was also my first major holiday as editor. Fellow employees were off on vacation for the holiday and others were out for personal reasons. A few good friends of The News Journal came in to help us make s

A university education can often require financing and assuming debt. If your student fills out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and does not qualify for a Pell Grant or other kinds of help, and has no scholarship offers, what do you d

“Lifestyle creep” is an unusual phrase describing an all-too-common problem: the more money people earn, the more money they tend to spend. Frequently, the newly affluent are the most susceptible. As people establish themselves as doctors and lawyers, exe

What is the retirement outlook for the average fifty-something working woman? As a generalization, less sunny than that of a man in her age group. Most middle-class retirees get their income from three sources. An influential 2016 National Institute on Re