Column: Holiday season heightens the cruelty of poverty for children
It was something to see: Their broad, sweet smiles as they clutched presents to their tiny chests. It was a rare treat for these children. They are poor. And at...
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Column: Letting go? I’ll start with clothes tailor made for a yo-yo dieter
Do you make New Year's resolutions? Me, too. I make them. I just don't keep them. So I kind of surprised myself when I realized there is a resolution I...
Column: What rules when it comes to Christmas movies
Perhaps it's because I was raised Catholic. Or maybe it's because I studied philosophy in college. Whatever the reason, I always have been someone who likes order, system, rules. I'm...
Column: Time catches up with us all — especially during Christmas
One of the advantages of living near where you grew up is that at those times when nostalgia grips your heart, you can go home again. For years now, when...
Column: Where have all the Christmas cards gone?
You know how seemingly every TV show offers holiday episodes? Well, I have an idea for a Christmas episode of "The Twilight Zone.'' I'd title it, "No Season's Greetings." And,...
Column: Trump’s petty feuds no match for past battles against tyranny
In the final analysis I suppose it doesn't make much of a difference, but, if I am going to be blown up, I'd just as soon it were for something...
Column: Who’s thankful for you on Thanksgiving?
Before Thanksgiving and the day after turned into Shopapalooza, the holiday was a celebration of family. More than that, Thanksgiving was a cause for introspection, a time for each of...
Column: Forget elections. Let’s just name the candidate with the most money the winner.
"$5,000,768," he claimed. $456,000,000," she rebutted. "Oh, really?" he said. "What about $291,000?" "$9,067,000," she retorted. What is all this, you may be asking. It's a political debate between candidates,...
Column: So many reasons to hate winter weather, but one stands above the rest
Ice, snow, wind. There are so may reasons to hate winter I scarcely know where to begin. Yes, I do. There are few more painful experiences than standing next to...
Column: Cashless craze is just plain crazy
Remember that credit card commercial that ends with: "Don't leave home without it?" That could have to be updated to: "Better not leave home without it." There seems to be...