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Editorials

The Dengler Domain: Easter Candy

The time is near, and the time is right. Easter is around the corner so the bunny is hopping in the house. This mythical creature will provide candy to fill the mouth. He will leave it in eggs or in a basket, but it is important to have the right candy. The wrong candy will ruin any Easter ...

Slices of Life – Grilling revisited

We never mastered the barbecue grill. Oh, we tried, of course - in the early years of our marriage.We charred countless chicken breasts and burned a multitude of steaks. Shrimp on the barbie was never as it was supposed to be. No amount of barbecue sauce could salvage our calamities. Our ...

The Dengler Domain: Cereal

This week's article is not about the past because I need to start with a big, delicious bowl of cereal. This breakfast delight is important to start my day, and I have a fondness for cereal. It is time to open wide and be spoon fed my top three cereals.The first cereal is Lucky Charms or the ...

Slices of Life – Not to be negative, but…

Most of us like to think of ourselves as glass-half-full types of people. Positive and optimistic and all that. I try to be positive. Except in one key area where I have no choice or voice.I blame my parents for my negativity. They both contributed equally to a situation I couldn't change if I ...

The Dengler Domain: Cereal

This week's article is not about the past because I need to start with a big, delicious bowl of cereal. This breakfast delight is important to start my day, and I have a fondness for cereal. It is time to open wide and be spoon fed my top three cereals.The first cereal is Lucky Charms or the ...

Slices of Life – Not to be negative, but…

Most of us like to think of ourselves as glass-half-full types of people. Positive and optimistic and all that. I try to be positive. Except in one key area where I have no choice or voice.I blame my parents for my negativity. They both contributed equally to a situation I couldn't change if I ...

The Dengler Domain: Fad or No Fad #4

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz, bang! The super scientific analysis gizmo is ready to go. Time for another edition of FAD OR NO FAD!The first fad is flagpole sitting. This popular 1920s fad consisted of a person sitting on top of a flagpole. Seems easy? No way. Only the bravest of souls completed this ...

Slices of Life – Brothers, battles, and bullets

Last week my husband and I splurged on a little out-of-town get-away. We were only gone for one night. We figured the kids could handle that without setting the kitchen on fire or flooding the bathroom. We didn't expect any miracles, like the time one of them actually filled and ran the ...

The Dengler Domain: Fad or No Fad #4

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz, bang! The super scientific analysis gizmo is ready to go. Time for another edition of FAD OR NO FAD!The first fad is flagpole sitting. This popular 1920s fad consisted of a person sitting on top of a flagpole. Seems easy? No way. Only the bravest of souls completed this ...

Q&A: Supreme Court Nomination

Q: What is the status of filling the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court?A: The Constitution gives the U.S. Senate "advise and consent" authorityfor nominations made by the president to the federal bench. It is a vital element of our republic's fundamental separation of powers that empowers each ...