I flipped the safety switch and power surged through my hand. Hesitating, the noise sounding both...

For me at least, "The View Outside" has mostly been through a window pane this week. It's cold. The...

The start of a new year is a great time to reevaluate your insurance policies. Why now? The calenda...

Quite a few good viewing nights occurred in January despite a number of cold fronts passing through...

A big thank you is deserved by the staff of the Golden Age Center as they continue to serve...

By the time you read this, I should be vaccinated against COVID-19. And Wayne should be by this...

Excitement is building at the Capitol as we get closer to session, which starts Monday, Feb. 1. The...

I consciously knew where I was going was perfectly legal, yet a tiny prurient part of my brain kept...

After the auto accident that claimed the teenage lives of Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff, I was...

January 6, 2021, was a terrible day for our country and for our democracy. Americans do not all...

Through the holidays, work continued at the Capitol. More than 300 Senate bills and resolutions...

I recently learned that my father and I have somewhat differing philosophies when it comes to...

Welcome to 2021. Hope you have made your New Year Resolutions! Even if I don't manage to keep all...

I believe the time has come to name names. I feel it's time to point fingers. It's time to honor...

Just before Christmas I had a yearning to visit family and friends as has been my norm for many year...

One of the pieces of legislation I plan to reintroduce this upcoming legislative session is a bill...

It's near midnight Monday evening. Christmas is just a few days away, and as usual, I am nowhere...

Hello, neighbors! I'm so honored to be back at the state Capitol and continuing my service to the...

Here is my last column of 2020, and the center remains closed. However, the meals are still the...

I think I am more mindful of the hope and joy of this holy season. In previous years I've...

Last week, the last four Senate members were sworn in, including my fellow freshman member, Sen....

One of the bills that I planned to reintroduce this upcoming session is to make it lawful for...

The first telephone I remember stood straight up on a table in my grandparents' home in Mobile, Ala....

In this period of time when we are celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas, I wanted to review a...

We all know someone who has lost their life to Covid 19. These are very sad times we live in right...