It took time to fully digest President Donald Trump’s July 16 primetime address spiked with claims the Chinese government meddled in the 2020 presidential election that he lost. The same could be said for the president. Five days afterwards he…
I am a New York Knicks fan. Like most sports, I come to my affiliations through my son, as we bond over high-level athletics and athletes. He is a huge, longtime Knicks fan, and a New York resident. Right now,…
Megan Cooney | Columnist State fair season is still a couple months away. But tracking this year’s congressional races resembles riding a Tilt-A-Whirl: cars zigging and zagging freely in a spinning aerial circle that leaves you feeling dizzy. The dazed…
Megan Giles Cooney | Columnist When it comes to foreign wars, the guiding principle should be America Smart, not just America First. One can sense the United States is getting drawn into yet another deeply rooted conflict in the Middle…
I felt desperate for something calming amid the humming overload of winter weather, the relentless news cycle and social media churn. In search of an oasis, I recently found myself at a small New York gallery hosting an exhibit of…
Megan Giles Cooney | Columnist It is challenging not to write more about horrible Jeffrey Epstein. For a while, almost daily, my daughter and other young women in our lives shared their feelings about this awful story. Still, too many…
Bottom line: The back and forth tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and then retaliated against by Canada have clearly altered consumer habits north of the U.S. border. When in Ontario a year ago, after the initial U.S. tariffs, attitudes…
What a time to be a new parent. Tradition holds that everyone seems to have opinions about your new baby, from feeding to sleep schedules. But sharing thoughts on vaccines has become confusing, affecting critical health decisions due to spreading…
We are only a few weeks into the new year and already I feel exhausted. My husband says every day feels like Monday morning, when your senses and adrenaline switch on and refuse to shut off. Turbocharged events, global and…
Megan Giles Cooney | Columnist Americans often travel to Europe to sightsee historical sites such as the Colosseum in Rome, Buckingham Palace in London and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. If we go to other lands to appreciate their history,…