President Donald Trump said Monday he’s putting Washington’spolice department under federal control and ordering the NationalGuard to deploy to the nation’s capital to combat what he said is awave of lawlessness.“I’m deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, orderand public safety in Washington, D.C.,” Trump told reporters at the White House, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and At-torney …

Summertime and the living is easy. In our part of the world, most of the “easy living” takes place behind four walls under air conditioning. It’s just too hot and muggy for outdoors activities and we resolve to wait for the first cool days of fall before taking to the woods and waters again.  This can be tough on the …