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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...

A “Non-Religious” Christmas? by Dr. Bryan Smith

As bizarre as that may sound to many of us, this was apparently a serious consideration on the part of some members of...

Hug a Kid for Christmas!

Some of you might remember a great slogan that came out in the 70’s, “Have you hugged your kid today?”  The Director of the...

The Worst Christmas Memories are Sometimes the Best

Christmas comes but once a year” -- and we often have such high expectations for that special day. We want everything to be perfect...

Save Those Memories On Paper

If you have been traveling and using hotel facilities, I suspect you have noticed the 300 pound TV lodged in the massive chest has...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Poppy Seed, Ham and Swiss Sandwiches

My favorite Christmas tradition in my family is climbing into bed with my two little ones and reading “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”...

Water Wealth: Our Blue Gold

Will there be enough to go around in tomorrow’s world? How to have adequate water for all who need it on the global scale...