I was speaking with a colleague recently who observed I should have a “fun” week coming up. I think our ideas of fun are different. It also could be the age difference speaking, as an increasing number of my colleagues are now young enough to be my kids – if I had any. I don’t know ...

One of my clients is an excavation contractor. He told me a couple of years ago his business was robust because of a steady supply of what he characterized as “boulders, rocks and pebbles.” When I smiled, he explained how the big, complex, well-paying jobs were the boulders. They made up ...

For eighty plus years, West Virginia’s leaders ignored innovation and ingenuity as the U.S. economy moved into the 21st Century. By taking an approach that gave preference to the status quo, our leaders failed to forecast necessary policy changes that could modernize West Virginia’s ...

As America moves into 2026, consumers are looking for relief from an ongoing affordability crisis. While prices for some key items have mercifully held steady—or even come down—other costs such as rent, dining out, and hospital visits continue to climb unabated. U.S. electricity—the one ...

We live in arguably the most innovative and prosperous era in human history. My lifetime alone has seen numerous technological leaps that past generations could never have dreamed of, including the moon landing, the birth of the internet, and now the rise of artificial intelligence. But this ...

There’s a specific kind of silence that settles over a house once your children have grown and moved on. It is a sound I am still trying to get used to. It is not the peaceful silence of a nap time, nor is it the soft, late-night quiet of a household that is finally at rest. No. This ...