Protecting patients from surprise bills
We secured a bipartisan agreement that would finally protect patients from out-of-control, surprise medical bills last week. We’re pushing Congressional leaders to include our...
Psychosis: Dreaming with my eyes open
As my eyes quickly scanned the message, words jumped off the screen: “I came across your personal story concerning psychotic breakdown and your journey...
‘It is well with my soul’
The theme had been rattling around inside the brain of musician and composer, Philip Bliss, for months. The melody wouldn’t leave him alone, yet...
Being thankful, and what’s important
Pandemic! Even the word is scary… What have we just witnessed? Is this something new to the world?Well, it is to some of us....
Cold but safe at Christmastime
It was a stupid thing to do. We should never have left Wilmington that night.It was Christmas Eve, 1983. On that Christmas Eve —...
Survivor’s guilt & showing love
Survivor’s GuiltMy brother was initially disappointed when I broke the news that my wife and I and our 27-pound labradoodle, Whitney, would not be...
Support our small businesses
In March, our nation faced an invisible enemy, and Congress came together to pass three relief bills: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the...
Precision University going virtual; Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations; and Farmers Tax Guides available
While I write this week’s column it is snowing, and my holiday spirit is getting stronger as we get closer to Christmas. Have you...
Cracking down on big banks that enable drug and human trafficking
This month, we announced a historic, bipartisan overhaul of anti-money laundering laws that we helped secure in the final version of the National Defense...
Railroad man and the Lone Ranger
The dark soil of Fayette County disappeared as the heavy snow quickly covered the newly plowed corn fields as we passed Roller Haven skating...
