Opinion




Confetti & glittery moments

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Joy does not always arrive in the long-awaited moments which have been planned and designed, but in the brisk, out-of-the-blue moments of ordinary…


Change your glasses, find peace

By JOHN A. SMITH Think on These Things To find peace, contentment and purpose in life it may be necessary for us to change glasses. What do I mean by…



He’s a sucker for bait-and-switch

By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch Let me tell you about a bait-and-switch tactic I fell for once upon a time. I was freshly divorced then, lonely – and someone rang my…



Don’t hesitate to celebrate

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched It just hit me that my mother will be 90 in three months. I mentioned this to my husband John and he asked what my siblings…