IT IS NOT THAT COMPLICATED by Drew Edmondson In 1982, Chicago, Illinois, seven people died from potassium cyanide poisoning after taking Tylenol.  The first death was on September 29th.  On October 5, Tylenol voluntarily recalled 31 million bottles of their product at a cost in excess of $100 million. In 1994 on April 15, the […]

Adults in the Room by Pat Rooney After reading about yet another college student protest effectively running off an invited speaker on campus, I was struck by the student’s response that any possible discipline being discussed of said students “would have a chilling effect on free speech and expression on campus.”  Notwithstanding the steeped irony, […]

How Bad Can It Get? By Ron Page Among those of an age to worry about grandchildren and future generations, I hear concerns about the direction of our country and our world. I share those concerns but in my attempt to contrast a grim future to the good times past, I discovered that by view […]

  The Lone Poppy by Phil G. Busey, Sr. Founder and CEO The Busey Group of Companies and DRG   The red poppy stood alone in a broad expanse of green behind Omaha Beach in Normandy. Alone, on the sight of the horrific battles on D-Day, June 6th, 1944 where so many young Americans fought, […]