Let me give you the inside scoop on writing this newspaper column. In September 2008 I e-mailed Tiffany Kjos, the Foothills Star editor, about my interest in writing a monthly column. She called me ...

Tucson is arriving late to the data-center game. That makes us lucky. It means we can look on the proposed mega-development on the southeast side with a degree of detachment that other communities ...

Texas and Texas A&M already don't like each other. In his first year leading A&M, the Aggies eliminated Texas in a 10-2 victory in Omaha, Neb. The Aggies would eventually lose to Oklahoma in the ...

I’m so glad the Daily Times and Daily Union agreed to keep this column going. I’ve been writing it for 50 years, starting in the Waupun paper during our early farming years as a means of keeping my ...

Free Expression is a daily newsletter on American life, politics and culture from the Opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal. Sign up and start reading Free Expression today. As lifelong Democrats, ...

Holland Sentinel Sports editor Dan D'Addona was honored for his work in 2025 by Associated Press Sports Editors in their annual national contest, considered the most prestigious in the U.S. for sports ...

In a large room with nothing but a small, dark-stained wooden desk and fabric-covered swivel chair, I sat buried under legal documents. In desperation for the preservation of inner peace, I took a ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

Twenty years! I’ve been writing this column for 20 years. As I said back on the 15th anniversary, “except for teaching, that’s the longest time I’ve ever devoted to a single activity.” And I’ve ...