Joe Mercurio is soft-spoken. He will wait for you to finish speaking before taking his turn, pausing a few beats longer in case a dangling thought purls out of you. My introduction to Joe might look odd on the surface, but it couldn’t be more basic — it was as simple as one person reaching ...
I’ve always enjoyed studying logic as a game of sorts. Proof that I’ve never been serious about it is how I’ve lived my life. It’s like me and sea stories: From an early age, I’ve loved reading about ships on the bounding main ... but not enough to want to actually BE on one. If ...
To the editor: I’m addressing this letter to my neighbors who voted for Donald Trump last November. I assume you did so because you believed that he recognized the challenges you — we — face regarding being able to maintain a roof over our heads, feed ourselves and our loved ones ...
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is Jan. 9 and I’m bored. Time for a story! This commentary is in honor of all the law enforcement officers out there, past and present. Those yet unborn, I will deal with you later. One summer day (2015?) I was driving my death-wish AKA 1992 Geo Metro in ...
To the editor: I’m curious if the year 2026 finds the U.S. citizenry better off as Trump promised? He campaigned on bringing prices down, ending the wars and putting our country first. In his first year, has any of that happened for you and your family? I know I haven’t seen any ...
