December 28, 2012

Don't get too excited, but there appears to be some optimism that a fiscal cliff deal might be near in…

December 27, 2012

It's always darkest before dawn. Personally, I think it's the darkest when it's dark. Dawn in central Iowa by Carl…

December 26, 2012

Welcome back from your holiday festivities. I hope you got everything you asked of Santa. Not to run the Jan.…

December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas! I hope you got everything you wanted this year. For most of us of a certain age, the…

December 24, 2012

Sure the Pope gets a lot of attention thanks to the annual Christmas services at the Holy See. But just…

December 23, 2012

Not to be a Grinch on the eve of Christmas Eve, but while we wait for the fiscal cliff to…

December 22, 2012

When Congress and the President return to Washington, D.C., Obama wants lawmakers to consider a stripped-down measure -- dare we…

December 21, 2012

If you itemize your deductions and you're like me, you will spend the waning days of the year looking over…

December 21, 2012

OK, it's an easy joke, but you knew it was coming. It's also quite possible that Dec. 20, 2012, marks…

December 20, 2012

Where has 2012 gone? The year wraps up just 11 days! But that's still plenty of time to pay heed…