Editorial

Cold enough for you?

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I won’t hazard a guess as to whether it achieves immortality like “grassy knoll” or “hanging chads,” but surely the phrase “bomb cyclone storm” will remain in the public consciousness of those who endured its cruelties.

Best 2023 resolution? Get a pet

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I t was late December of 2020. COVID cabin fever was hitting me hard.

Don’t drink and drive

“ There’s only one thing worse than being driven to drink, and that’s driving yourself home from it.” – American Author Evan Esar Fatalities and alcohol-related crashes tend to increase around this time of year, with many people hosting parties to celebrate the new year’s dawning.

We made it through another year

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M any people throughout the world use the New Year holiday as a time to reflect on the previous year and make resolutions for the year ahead.

Most Americans don’t know how bad the border crisis

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T his week could mark the most consequential development on the U.S.-Mexico border since January 2021, when President Joe Biden essentially opened the nation’s doors to millions of illegal border crossers. Depending on how court fights turn out, Title 42, the Trumpera measure that allows the U.S. government to quickly return illegal crossers to Mexico on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID, will likely soon expire. After that, officials expect a flood of illegal crossers, all coming into the United States confident that they, like hundreds of thousands before them just this year, will be allowed to stay.

There’s gold in them thar hillbillies

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I t didn’t surprise me when, backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, Father Thomas Joseph White began telling me that while he enjoyed touring with his band the Hillbilly Thomists, which consists of musical friars, he enjoys writing more. When not playing banjo in Nashville, White is the rector of the Angelicum in Rome; the school’s most famous alumnus is Pope John Paul II. His latest book is an authoritative study of the Holy Trinity.

Is there a Santa Claus?

“ Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausHe exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exists and you know that they are abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy,” For children, the magic of Christmas is that longawaited time of the year when Santa Claus appears, when a list of desired toys is shared or letters sent to Santa. Instead of instant gratification, children have an opportunity, for a change, to wait for presents.

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2022 food trends: Love them or hate them?

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A s I write this year-end essay about 2022 trends in food and dining, I must confess that I’m playing catch-up.

Gratitude is great

Thanksgiving Day is a time to acknowledge the things in our lives that keep us going when so many challenges are faced on a daily basis. When we think of gratitude, we think of being thankful for what we have instead of what we may lack.