Newer traditions
The holiday season approaches and with it comes the traditions. A wonderful expression to our past, traditions bring the young and old together over the simplest of things. Hopefully the…
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County Councilman Mark Hall’s November Timesheet
Welcome to the Timesheet. This column is a report of work done on behalf of the people of Hamilton County. It’s to be informative, too – a place to learn…
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre stages new take on “The Nutcracker”
By AMBER SHATTO A Seat on the Aisle This is not your father’s The Nutcracker. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre (GHDT) offers a thrilling, reimagined contemporary work of the classic tale…
Great expectations & aggravations
Hello December! Welcome Christmas! Let’s begin with all the fa-la-la, frenzy, decking of the halls, and the anxiety the expectations of having the perfect Christmas bring. And don’t forget the…
I take it back . . . these kids played great!
By SHIRLEY BLACKBURN Guest Columnist When I told someone I was going to Westfield Intermediate School one evening to hear my sixth-grade twin granddaughters play their first band concert, I…
The sound of one arm flapping
Just in time for your holiday gift shopping consideration, I have a new collection of humor columns soon available on Amazon. The collection, Quietly Making Noise, includes 68 stories that…
Not your ordinary community theater ‘Christmas Carol’ play
Thursday night found Mrs. K and me at the Basile Westfield Playhouse for opening night of Daniel Sullivan’s 1991 play, Inspecting Carol. Director Kelly Keller writes that he looked for…
Veterans don’t “need” Medicare, but may want it
If you have healthcare through the VA, you don’t need Medicare. You may want it so you can easily go outside the VA and avoid the famous wait times. You…
What basketball means to me
By KENZIE GARNER Sheridan High School Student This column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School dual-credit program students and Human Services teacher Abby Williams. Basketball to me is…
Time: a key element of investing
Who knows where the time goes? We’ve reached the end of another year, so it’s appropriate to reflect on the nature of time and how it affects us. And time…