In September 2021, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 5.4% above the level of prices in the same month a year earlier. The media declared an economic avalanche.That September figure was indicative of what’s been going on since the COVID virus receded from the fear centers of many brains. ...

In this short-attention-span era, we’ll read the headline and, perhaps, if we’re not too busy, the first two or three paragraphs. Or we’ll catch the 10-second radio bulletin and, occasionally, see the 30-second follow-up on TV.Our partisan instincts nudged, we will then shout at each ...

Several years ago, I wrote an editorial about the effects of some policy or other on the citizens of Fort Wayne, and a copy editor gave me a hard time about it.She wasn’t assigned to the editorial page — we took care of our own editing and proofreading, thank you very much — but she felt ...

Now is probably as good a time as ever to talk about the social pressure you may experience to drink alcohol. You may feel significant pressure to have a drink for a variety of reasons. Maybe you see it as a great opportunity to bond with your friends or team members outside of the day-to-day ...

With temperatures starting to fall, now is the time for homeowners to start planning winterization on their homes. There’s a long list of items to tend to, so it’s good to start planning early.Among many other tasks, it’s vital to inspect the roof of a home. Damaged or loose shingles can ...

A theory: The pandemic has changed how Americans view work, and it’s one of the contributing factors to the ongoing labor shortage.Granted, this is just my theory. Whether you agree or disagree, I’ll leave it up to you.I started thinking about this after seeing a few different articles on ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the American society shops, interacts and works. Many people are still working from home or working in a hybrid environment. It looks like the hybrid workplace is here to stay, and for employees, this means relying on connected devices from their home ...

These have been tough times. I don’t have to make a case for this statement. We are all feeling it and we are exhausted. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like the hard times are going away anytime soon, so we have to find a new way of coping.With so much gloom and distress in our world, it ...

My neighbor Phil Pillpusher was raking leaves when I stopped. “Congratulations,” I said. “Just heard about the new miracle drug on the news.”“Yeah, blockbuster,” he smiled. “Going to be big once OxyBoZo is in the heads of doctors and their patients.”“That’s where your job ...

With society’s online presence growing since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, phishing scams have become more prevalent and sophisticated. Phishing scams can show up in many different forms including prize offers text messages or threatening emails. In some cases, the phishing scam may ...