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Wolfish appetite for cash
It is truly disheartening to see local educators indoctrinating today's youth with one-sided presentations. I commend educator Justin Taylor for getting his students to research, debate and rebut such a controversi…
Bike-car disputes covered by laws
I've been hearing quite a few stories lately about how bicyclists are being assaulted both verbally and physically. This is quite unfortunate, yet I believe it to be because the public doesn't realize there are law…
Celebrate AIDS Day
Warning for parents: This column is rated PG-13.
Comfort food for the holiday season
'Tis the season to be jolly, or so they say. I don't believe I have ever been jolly but I do love the holiday season. Crisp mountain air, the smell of firewood warming cold houses, college football and turkey noodl…
Ring in the season without the rage
When we had our first sticking snow a week or two ago I was pleasantly surprised at how cautious and courteous everyone was while getting acclimated to driving in snow on slick roads. And the week of Thanksgiving, …
Education begins at home
The best thing about this job, other than working in my pajamas, is dedicated time to expand knowledge and broaden perspective. Rarely are there only two sides to any issue; rarer still is a subject for which full …
Record cold in Alaska as many glaciers grow worldwide
Yes, it was quite winterlike last weekend across our part of the country with afternoon highs in the mid 20s. But, things could have been much worse weatherwise.
Hard work goes only so far
The creator of the cliche "Hard work never hurt anybody" never did enough hard work.
Trickle down? Let's get real, folks
Patrick Henry said, "If this be treason, then make the most of it." This column will be treason to all the believers in trickle down economics and the idea that putting more money in the pockets of the already weal…
'Greek to me' takes on new meaning
The best reasons to be thankful are those we don't notice. Changing one's viewpoint from "taken for granted" to "wow; I really am lucky" tends to last longer than appreciating what we are accustomed to noticing.
Giving, accepting thanks
I remember waking up at five o'clock on Christmas morning as a 4-year-old excited to see if I made Santa's good list. Still wearing slipper-socks and pajamas unwrapped the night before; I quietly peek from my bedro…
Shining the light of gratitude
Last year I used the following quotation in this column at Thanksgiving. This week I witnessed the embodiment of the message. "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not …
Recipe for turkey day sanity
Maybe you had or are the perfect holiday mom. You know the type: makeup and hair done before 9 a.m., her little turkey earrings dangling from perfumed ears as she calmly sings to herself, adding item after item to …
The northern U.S. and northern Europe are cooling
According to recent studies by the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature team of scientists at the University of California at Berkeley, our current global temperatures "are all over the map."
Postal Service up to the challenge
Your "Going Postal" editorial Nov. 9 demonstrated a significant lack of understanding of the United States Postal Service and its role in our communities throughout the nation.