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ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for those whose locale has four separate seasons, those who do not have them and...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

FRED FIRST: Changing of the Guard

The theme for the Lenoir Words Writers Group this month is AUTUMN. And since I...

RANDY HUFF: A Gift We Barely Know How to Receive

I assume most have treasured memories of childhood, of special days and seasons, of people – relatives, teachers, friends – whose lives and words...

MELINDA MYERS: Winter Celebrations and Coldest Temperatures

The winter solstice marks the Northern Hemisphere’s first day of winter and the day with the fewest hours of sunlight. It usually occurs around...

SERWAN ZANGANA It is Merry Christmas in America, and Merry Christmas to you

One of my coworkers recently asked me if I celebrate Christmas, or what is our traditional practice on such a day. I said, the...

BOB BROWN: Hassles and Uplifts

We are reminded by trustworthy people that life is a series of hassles and uplifts.  Cardiologists tell us “not to sweat the small stuff...

SCOTT DREYER: “Christmas Through The Eyes Of A Child”

Verywellmind.com explains, "Cognitive reframing is a technique used to shift your mindset so you're able to look at a situation, person, or relationship from...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Chinese Communist Party’s War Against Christmas Songs

I read in the New York Post on December 7 one of the most pseudoscientific and absurd anti-Christmas song articles that I have ever read in...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason