Crane: Controlled burns prevent forest fires

Last week took me to Washington, D.C., and an expert panel on public health issues, particularly inequities in healthcare across our system and nation. I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Rachel Levine there, a four-star admiral and U.S. Under Secretary for Health & Human Services.

Crane: Biden his time?

I first met then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware in 1988, after his first of two unsuccessful campaigns to become president of the United States (1988, 2008).

Crane: B.E.T.ting on Tyler Perry

The domestic motion picture and television production industries are temporarily stalled by a Writer’s strike.

Crane: Bridge builder, fence mender

Spending as much time as I do in the political arena, all too often I hear friends or family members generalize, stereotype, and say something akin to: “You can’t trust any politician; they’re all out only for themselves.” Thankfully, and simply put, that just is not true.