I have been unexpectedly confronted with my own mortality as I was told that I had cancer.

The easy way out is to approve an early retirement plan one year but not pay out sick and vacation time to deserving employees until three years later. Unfortunately, later is now.

The best math lesson we can teach college students this year is to subtract a tuition increase and benefit from the dividends of higher education.

This continuing spike in gas prices is bad for consumers, bad for our economy, and bad for all other businesses. It is hurting us and costing us jobs.

At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.

Managers, regardless of salary, should not be allowed to earn or use comp time. They are expected to work as many hours as needed to get the job done - especially at these salary levels.

I have been unexpectedly confronted with my own mortality as I was told that I had cancer.