Robert Cairns

This column is published shortly after the winter solstice, that darkest day of the year, cursed by many for its lack of life-enriching sunlight. I’ve never seen the day as a low ebb, though. I see it as the first step in the climb to spring and summer vi... See more

In nearly five decades of delivering news to the people in the communities in which I’ve lived and worked, my most constant annoyance has been with public officials who think they should be able to do the public’s business in private. It’s not a partisan ... See more

In nearly five decades of delivering news to the people in the communities in which I’ve lived and worked, my most constant annoyance has been with public officials who think they should be able to do the public’s business in private. It’s not a partisan ... See more

I‘ve toured The White House a couple times. Like many other buildings in our nation’s capitol, it seemed almost like a shrine — a spiritual symbol of the American ethos, our shared heritage. A picture of my family with the stately executive mansion in the... See more

A co-worker told me a very long time ago that our economy depends on people buying things they don’t need. I thought at the time it was a pretty cynical view, but I couldn’t say he was wrong. As the years pass and my own cynicism has grown, I’ve come to e... See more