This column was inspired, in part, by Mart Allen's 2013 book: Adirondack Character and his portrait of Frank and Jessie Ritz. I never met Frank Ritz, but I lived…

by Ken Carman  Isn't it odd how some of what parents, friends and former lovers say to us slips away: becomes almost invisible, silent... yet some seeps deep into our…

by Ken Carman  Life, if we're honest, is all about living on the edge, spreading your wings and taking flight...  Life worth living is defined by risk.   Because there…

by Ken Carman   So unfair... to Benedict.   Yes, Benedict became a traitor, but after being passed over, ignored and marginalized despite a sterling record commanding troops, and fighting,…

Ferguson? Trayvon? Michael Dunn? Some people just don't get it. Or don't want to get it. I doubt it, but maybe this will help? Share it with those who "don't…