YOUNGSTOWN — With not enough candidates on the ballot — or none in some cases — for open seats, people filed as write-ins for a number of those spots. Monday was the deadline for write-in candidates ...

Both married couples and common-law couples should be thinking about their Social Security options. RgStudio / Getty Images A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column about some of the most common ...

Sometimes when I write a column, I have to leave out information that I think is important, but which just doesn’t lend itself to the 900-word limit. So, some of the below includes kernels of prior ...

Ms. Klobuchar is a U.S. senator from Minnesota. There’s a centuries-old expression that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” Today, a realistic ...

After over four decades in commercial real estate brokerage and 10 years writing this column, I thought I knew how to tell a story. Then I decided to write a book. And I’m pleased to say it’s ...

I remember decades ago writing a column about the most pressing issue I faced as a parent: child care. It was a huge concern, always at the top of my list of stressors and not just in regard to ...

I have resided in Duluth 13 years and have served in the Duluth Public Schools as an Americorp volunteer, paraprofessional at Merritt Creek Academy, kitchen worker at Ordean Middle School, and ...

A reader emailed columnist Joseph Gerth to complain about his columns. He encourages conservatives to write their own op-eds and letters to the editor instead of complaining. Gerth suggests using ...

Rather than write a column for this Independence Day weekend edition of the newsletter, I decided to chat with Zaakir Tameez, a recent graduate of Yale Law School, about his new biography of Charles ...

I remember the first time I was asked to write a weekly column in July 1999. With my previous writing experience confined to news stories, features and editorials, I wasn't sure I could do it. But I ...

The Nebraska city swung by 43 points to elect John Ewing Jr. Democrats should study the model he embraced. For the last several months, the Trump administration’s reckless use of executive power, ...