HAPPY VALLEY, Oregon — Financial advisers frequently warn clients that when it comes to stocks and other financial investments, past performance is no guarantee of future results. In Oregon‘s 5th Congressional District, Janelle Bynum is betting that past electoral success against the incumbent Republican shows she’ll win on Election Day. Bynum, a Democratic state representative […]

Wine consumption globally is continuing its downward trend, and some winemakers and other industry players are failing to see what could be an existential crisis for the nectar of the gods. Wine has been facing a long-term structural decline for some time. Major wine markets such as France and Italy have indeed been in such […]

After his vice presidential debate against Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) on Tuesday, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joked that the Democrat was “welcome to vote for us.” Many media pundits and fans alike agreed that Vance had a better performance than Walz in Tuesday’s debate. “I hope so, man; we’ll take every vote we can get,” […]

Here is what passes for metanarrative on CBS. The new Matlock “reimagining” of the classic 1984-1995 show, resuming Oct. 17 after its Sept. 22 “sneak peek,” takes place in a world in which the Andy Griffith original still aired. Booyah! Take that, Gramps and Gran! But wait, there’s more. The new series looks at the […]