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Count your blessings: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
BY KYLE LOVERN My wife and I have a tradition around Christmas that we watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” – a movie that we both loved even before we got together. The film was made back in 1946 and is an American Christmas classic. The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who…
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True holiday spirit
BY BRYAN GOLDEN Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people is, “what did you get?” Much less frequently asked is, “what did you give?” Invariably, the inquiries concern material gifts. Purchasing a gift can certainly be thoughtful and a wonderful gesture, especially…
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Without herd immunity, we need masking, ventilation, germicidal lighting, clearer messaging to prevent COVID-19
BY KEVIN KAVANAGH We all need to recognize the dangers of COVID-19 and the risks it imposes to our long-term health and our country’s workforce. Long COVID occurs in about 30% to 35% of cases. It commonly occurs with even mild disease and with reinfections. The severity is additive, with each exposure, and the symptoms…
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Newspaper reporting, content never more relevant
BY BRETT WESNER Newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant. We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable information about COVID-19 during the pandemic and turning to us to deliver accurate national and state health departments’ evolving assessments as well as local reporting on treatment options in our communities. We at NNA…
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Social media may be fun, but for the facts, we need newspapers
BY AL CROSS I love social media. They keep me in touch with dozens of friends whom I might otherwise have contact with just every few years or every few decades. They let me share articles that I think bring greater understanding of a subject, usually with a comment of my own, and enjoy similar…
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A salute to first responders
On some anniversaries we celebrate. On others we reflect. The 21st anniversary of the attack on America and New York’s World Trade Center is one of the times for reflection. There is truly nothing to celebrate in the extraordinary tragedy of 9/11. As much as I would like to forget some of them, the images…
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Remembering Sept. 11 and the sacrifice first responders make
BY REP. NORMA KIRK-MCCORMICK Across the nation, people woke up Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, thinking it was going to be just like every other day. They ate breakfast, dropped their children off, and went to work. That all changed at 8:14 a.m. when the first tower was struck by a plane at the iconic World…
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Do what you enjoy while you can
BY GLENN MOLLETTE Life and the world are always changing. What you can do today is not guaranteed for tomorrow. Do what you enjoy while you can. None of us want to face every day filled with fear. Worry about tomorrow only messes up today. Watching the news keeps our minds churning about what will happen…
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Time to trade in America’s broken education system for one that works
BY DAVID J. FERREIRAAND CHRIS SINACOLA President Biden is currently weighing a massive cancellation of federal student loan debt. It’s easy to see why. The nation’s total student debt load now exceeds $1.7 trillion. The situation is even worse given that many student debt holders leave school without a degree – yet must still struggle…
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Kyle’s Korner
The evolution of sneakers and tennis shoes BY KYLE LOVERN It amazes me how tennis shoes and basketball shoes have evolved through the years. Of course I am showing my age again when writing about this subject. Growing up, most of us “baby boomers” were lucky to get a pair of sneakers or tennis shoes.…
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