Autumn’s chill air means that winter is quickly approaching, and with it, colder temperatures increase our reliance on natural gas to stay safe and warm in our homes. Each year though, many Pennsylvanians struggle financially with heating bills during the winter months, and utility ...

The Official Fossil takes flight I wrote last week’s column on the fly — literally. That column was about traveling to Arkansas to attend a dear friend’s memorial. As I was packing on Thursday, I realized the four-day trek would completely overlap my usual writing schedule. My ...

These days, it seems like there are shortages of everything. While the media has largely focused on shortages of goods, the increasingly tight labor market is also having widespread effects. Nowhere is this truer than in the shortage of qualified nurses. It’s a serious problem with many ...

We are nearly half-way through the month of November. Veterans Day is behind us and Thanksgiving is ahead of us. That also means that Christmas is coming. All of this hype about things not being available for Christmas makes me wonder if people even know what the holiday is about! Maybe we ...

To my surprise, I recently came closer to my goal of visiting all 50 states. Arkansas and Mississippi were not on my immediate horizon – and then a close friend died. He was an Arkansan whose career had taken him around the country and now he was going home. This was not how I intended to ...

I was watching the news today and they were discussing the vaccines and booster information related to everyone’s health and travel. It is recommended for the elderly and people with adverse medical conditions to get the shot and exercise caution for their safety. Seems like sound advice. ...