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9/11 yesterday and tomorrow
BY MAGGIE HETTINGER Yesterday, we all celebrated 9/11 day. It’s been 21 years, right? I’m sure the TV was full of “remembrance,” if that’s what you watch. I did not. Yesterday morning, my church placed the American flag beside the altar. We sang together, “This is my song…this is my home…these are my hopes…but other
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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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Will you own an electric car?
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Will you own an electric car? If you live long enough and that’s all that is being made, you probably will. Many of us will hold out for as long as possible. I’m all for electric cars, especially if someone else is buying them. If 20 percent of America’s driving population
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Kyle’s Korner: Getting older may not feel good, but it beats the alternative
BY KYLE LOVERN They say that as we advance with age, it is our “golden years.” I think maybe it should be like our “rusty” years. When I get up in the morning, and pretty much all day, my joints are creaking and hurting. I told my wife Vicki that I sounded like a bowl
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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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Does sparing the rod really spoil the child?
BY THOMAS L. KNAPP “When police found a kindergarten boy who had walked off from school after attacking his teacher and classmates,” Elizabeth K. Anthony writes at The Conversation, “it didn’t take them long to start guessing about the cause of his behavior.” Long story short: The cops concluded the boy wasn’t getting enough of
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Make this next season of life a great one
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Enjoyable weather is coming soon. For many parts of the country, September through November offers many pleasant days. Don’t waste them by spending all your time staring at the television or Facebook. You still have some life to live. Spending four or five hours a day watching what everyone else is
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Kyle’s Korner: Transition to Fall gives us mixed emotions
BY KYLE LOVERN This time of year, as we transition from the “dog days” of summer to the milder days of autumn, fills me with mixed emotions. Those hot and humid days of late summer are tough, especially as you get older. Many love the fall of the year and say it is their favorite
