People told me they liked my columns but didn’t understand the endings. The last line or two of a humor column are crucial. It ties it all up, and goes back to something I may have mentioned maybe 400 ...

The Forum had an editorial cartoon July 13 titled "War Games" which fit right in with the column on the same page written by Ross Nelson. Both pieces would have been better placed in the funny pages.

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these ...

“I’m not superstitious … but I am a little stitious.” — Steve Carell’s character Michael Scott, from “The Office.” Having a sense of humor, now there is an unexplainable phrase that — I say nearly all ...

The best type of column starts with a zinger of an opening line, such as… uh… well… Hey, I’m not the one looking for how to write a column here. You’re supposed to be doing the heavy lifting. Usually, ...