Herein, one of the more frustrating aspects of academic administration that nobody tells you about until you’re in it. Let’s consider a change to the schedule. Yes! We won’t get different results ...

The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East. But it’s not referring to oil or natural gas. What the agency has in mind is far more prosaic: drinking water. Don’t underestimate it, ...

Artificial intelligence, known as AI because we love our acronyms, has been in the news a lot lately. Some of the news has been positive, while other parts haven't been so great. Technology continues ...

Walk into any gym and you’ll see a parade of biceps exercises. Standing curls. Seated curls. Cables. Machines everywhere. With so many choices, which ones actually work? Most people flail between ...

I have accepted the endorsement of District 47 DemNPL to run for the North Dakota Senate and as a consequence I will not be submitting opinions for March and through November of 2026. Depending on the ...

As many of you know and have read in my previous articles, I was among the first to predict a major downturn in agriculture back in 2023. At that time, I was generally cautious because of the ...

Few will mourn the demise of Iran’s supreme leader or other senior Iranian security officials who terrorized the Iranian people and destabilized countries across the region. However, it is noteworthy ...

Pat Hitchcock, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. What gardener’s thoughts do not turn to the vegetable patch when the sun comes out after a long spell of rainy days? Most of us want to jump right ...

A friend sent me a meme, a photo of a smiling young runner and a headline that said: “New Report Finds Most Effective Way to Run Well and Recover Quickly is to be 20 Years Old.” I’m guessing a sizable ...

As we crawl closer to the official spring solstice, we expect some fun ice-fishing adventures and the beginning of open-water runs. Indeed, March can be a month of warm, cold, snow and mud. As I am ...