The end of one year and the start of another provides all of us with an opportunity for reflection. We are a year older — but have we become any wiser? Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells,” which was…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: 2023 – Love Yourself so You can Love Others
By Dr. Glenn Mollette You can lose about one pound a week if you try. If you don’t try you won’t lose any. If you need to save some money then you need to pay yourself first. If you have…
Editorials 12-22-22
Merry Christmas This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of Christmases-past. We choose just the right…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts this Sunday evening, December 18, and will culminate on Monday, December 26. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
Freedom Isn’t Free: Pearl Harbor Was 81 Years Ago
It was 81 years ago this week that the nation of Japan launched its attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint session…
Guest Op-Ed: Christmas Rest and Peace
Dr. Glenn Mollette Christmas is a good time to catch up on your pumpkin pie eating. Pecan pie seems readily available so this too is a good option. Try to drink one glass of eggnog during the season of joy.…
Remember Those Who Are Less Fortunate This Holiday Season
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or on-line…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back 400 years to the Pilgrims and Indigenous People, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no…
Thank You, Nancy Pelosi
The announcement last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she will be stepping down from her leadership role in the Democratic caucus (although she will remain as a member of the House) marks an end to one of the…
Remember To Thank Our Veterans
This Friday, November 11, marks the national holiday of Veterans Day, a day marked by solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice Day when it was enacted…