Certainly, at this point, I’ve spent enough to buy someone a new car. Or at least help the company with all its clever advertising and corporate sponsorships.

Despite the heat and humidity making it hard to think about cooking, I stayed busy this week with laundry, helping at my daughter Elizabeth’s house for church preparations, enjoying time with the grandchildren, and cherishing sweet family moments, including holding baby Sharlene.

The current composition of Congress is the complete inverse of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” – the general consensus is complete frustration with the status quo and no one seems remotely interested in exploring practical solutions.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek undertakes the quest to further discover the "real" Frank Lloyd Wright.

In this week's "A Taylor-Made Life," Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about the recent Merchant Street MusicFest and the event's ability to inspire community.

It’s the feds who put away corrupt political figures, and county prosecutors taking on DCFS’ shortcomings. But in neither case do prison sentences seem to have the deterrent effect often presumed when gavels drop.

Toby Moore writes that life is very complicated and it isn't asking you to always be correct.

I was oblivious, but looking back at the pictures, there was my hero, watching my kid play his position.

I was much more compelled by the top AP headline from our current location: “Man with mental health issues found naked in Minnesota Capitol, raising new security concerns.”