Opinion

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart This week begins the most wonderful time of the year! How did Thanksgiving sneak up on us so quickly? That means Christmas is…

When you first sign up for Medicare Part B, you can get a “Welcome to Medicare” preventative visit free of charge courtesy of Medicare. Many people assume that this is…

This old, oak table upon which I begin to type brings with it good ghosts. I am its inheritor. For more decades than I am old, this table graced my…

Thanksgiving has always been a special time around our house. Food, family, fellowship, laughter, football, and gratitude fills our home and has for as long as I can remember. Even…

Dreams, visions, new revelations or the Bible alone? I think everyone would agree that there is a great deal of confusion and disagreement in the religious world today. Such is…

Mothers & Sons, a play by Terrence McNally, opened on Broadway in 2014 with Tyne Daly taking the part of Katherine Gerard, the mother in the title. Katherine has lost…

By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. June 13, 2015 finally arrived. I woke up that Saturday morning…

“Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.” – Nat King Cole, 1944 Deep breathing exercises just might save your sanity. In particular…

Today, much of the emphasis in the political world is placed on national politics. We are swift to identify our national leaders serving in Washington, D.C., but oftentimes we do…