You may be surprised if you have never met me. Despite writing an opinion column since 1972, in real life I tend to listen and observe, and rarely rant…

by Ken Carman Talking Point #1: The rich and big business owners are the job creators. Talking Point #2: The poor are job creators. Talking Point #3: The market regulates…

  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…