Tom Purcell

I'm getting a whole-house attic fan installed this week - just like the one my father had installed in my childhood home - and I ... Read More

Pope Francis couldn't have said it better., During Monday's Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square,, he told the crowd, not to toss out older family ... Read More

Here's one good thing about the COVID-19 pandemic: Bike sales are booming. I hope that means kids will begin riding in big numbers again. There was ... Read More

My father's mission was to tame the stupidity out of me - a powerful blessing too few children are experiencing now. My dad had his work ... Read More

Police were called about John Mahone, a black man, having an argument with his wife. A cop shot and killed him because he thought Mahone ... Read More

It was a perfect late-spring Saturday. Several members of my large extended family gathered at my parents' house to trim hedges and plant flowers. The sun ... Read More

What The Bogota Post got right about America before COVID-19 rings just as true during the pandemic - maybe even more true. In a May 2019 ... Read More

Here's one COVID-19 silver lining: The drive-in theater, a uniquely American creation, is doing booming business again. I've long been nostalgic for this wonderful piece of ... Read More

The murder hornets don't stand a chance. We're still amid a pandemic that has dragged on way too long, producing far too many bizarre, exaggerated doomsday ... Read More

Dear Ms. Beardsley, I hope you're doing well. I miss seeing you and my classmates at school every day, but homeschooling is working out well for ... Read More