THUMBS UP Local groups helping hurricane relief efforts The southeast United States has been devastated by hurricanes this fall season. This year is especially bad with multiple hurricanes hitting in quick succession. Fortunately, local groups are helping in this crisis. This last week a J ...
To the editor: To begin, I would like to recommend a recent book I have begun reading titled Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue. The book starts out by telling how Socrates wanted others to be as humbled by their own ignorance as he was of his own. The author, Christopher Bellitto ...
To the editor: Last Saturday, our six adult children joined us to launch a new family tradition: attending Oktoberfest at Schell’s Brewery. As we treasured our time together, I marveled at the sight of 6,000 other people from diverse backgrounds socializing over some of the best beer in ...
To the Editor: Everyone’s heard the expression that a person is known by the company he keeps. It is also true when the nouns are transposed: A company/Presidency is known by the people it keeps. How many of them quit in disgust or got fired for perceived disloyalty to the disinterested ...
Dear editor: A few reminders before the November election… One candidate cares enough about the rule of law, that she became a prosecutor and has spent her adult life in that role (Kamala Harris)…the other candidate is a convicted felon and billionaire; and has, most likely, never held ...
To the editor: The 9-13-2024 ‘What’s wrong with American schools?’ by Laura Hollis, rightly implies that ‘Declining academic performance, shrinking numbers of Americans qualified to enter technical fields, violence and truancy’ problems need to be fixed. But it doesn’t mention the ...