My Turn

By Bruce Frassinelli       Email: bfrassinelli@ptd.net When I was in elementary school, our desks had an inkwell at the

By Bruce Frassinelli     bfrassinelli@ptd.net When I was growing up in the anthracite coal regions of Eastern Pennsylvania, I would

The new thinking is that parents should be accommodating young adults to live at home as long as possible —

He is the first octogenarian to hold the highest office in the land — but should he run for re-election

By Bruce Frassinelli Email: bfrassinelli@ptd.net I have frequently said that next to Lou Gehrig I am the luckiest man in

By Bruce Frassinelli When I was young, my parents stressed time and time again “show respect for your elders.” It

By Bruce Frassinelli Email: bfrassinelli@ptd.net Before the COVID-19 pandemic threw a monkey wrench into long-distance driving, I made a 1,000-mile

By Bruce Frassinelli Email: bfrassinelli@ptd.net The other day, I stopped at a diner near my home. At the table next

By Bruce Frassinelli Email: bfrassinelli@ptd.net I have three daughters-in-law. Two of them call me “Bruce’’; the third does not call

By Bruce Frassinelli Email: bfrassinelli@ptd.net Is it ever ethical to lie? I guess the textbook answer is “no,” but, in