Only President Donald Trump knows why he says what he does.

In some places women are considered polluted, even toxic, while on their periods, and an oppressive regime has evolved around this natural bodily function. 

An outfit called Judicial Watch released a bunch of government reports July 10.

I tell people that I had a “drug problem” when I was growing up — my parents drug me to church every time the doors were open.

Residents in the Midwest are generally aware that ticks carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. But ticks are responsible for other fatal diseases as well.

Not too many years back, smeared tiny wings, legs and antennas made vision difficult during midsummer drives. Nowadays, a drive through northern New York, for example, yielded barely a blemish.

Last week I wrote about the Democratic Socialist who won the U.S. Rep. primary in New York’s 14th District. Here are a couple more observations.

From The Mayor I’m sure you have noticed the North Buffalo Street project construction ramping up this summer.

While driving through town there is a sign that catches my attention. In the middle of a red heart on a white background are the words “Obey Jesus.”

Several years ago a siege of bronchitis caused me to suffer with a severe cough that in turn resulted in sudden shortness of breath, gasping for air and likely my demise. Fortunately, a trip to the emergency room, a Medrol dosepack and two inhalers solved my problem. Since then I no longer take the simple act of breathing for granted.

It’s fun to watch the pendulum of politics swing.

President Donald Trump reversed his position on zero tolerance immigration enforcement and separating families at the border.

A person may be down but they are never out of God’s grace and mercy.

Mosquitoes are our most persistent and deadly enemy. They have killed great leaders, decimated armies and decided the fates of nations.

Natural selection has resulted in a body form that should be fantastically robust, strong, resilient, clever and mostly successful in the great rat race of life. But it is not perfect.

A recent issue of The Economist contained some startling information on the aging population.

Roseanne Barr tried hard to apologize for tweeting some really vile stuff, but alas, it just wasn’t good enough. For those who missed it, during a discussion on Twitter about former Obama aid Valerie Jarrett, Barr tweeted, “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”

My life changed on April 29, 1975. I was a senior in high school at Marshalltown, Iowa, and we anxiously listened to the news coming from Vietnam.

My life changed on April 29, 1975. I was a senior in high school at Marshalltown, Iowa, and we anxiously listened to the news coming from Vietnam.

Those of us interested in science and medical writing should be aware of a contemporary author, Natalie Angier.

I have written about a number of outstanding doctors and research scientists, including James Parkinson, David Nachmansohn, Emory Rovenstine, John Sulston and others, but Otto Warburg may be the most important of them all.

After the Parkland, Fla., shooting I wrote this:

A group of homeowners has filed a complaint against the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds in an attempt to stop motorized racing.

A number of simple organisms are used as models for biological research, but perhaps the most unusual and likely the most important is the roundworm, Caenorhabditis elegans. 

News spread around Warsaw in April 1999 that the Ku Klux Klan was going to have a rally at the Kosciusko County Courthouse on Saturday, May 8. A few leaders gathered to discuss how the city should respond.