The arrival of a new year — especially when it is the start of a new decade — marks a time of reflection for all of us. We pause to think back to the decade that has come and gone,…
Category: Editorials
Have a Happy — And Safe — New Year
Celebrating the New Year requires all of us to make sure not only that we ourselves do so safely, but also that we are vigilant regarding the safety of others. Although most of us these days take precautions to ensure…
Guest Op-Ed Christmas is Still Special
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Make a mental decision that Christmas is going to be great. Our world exists in the space between our ears known as our brains. We can dread or hate something or just decide it’s going to…
Remember Those Who Are Less Fortunate This Holiday Season
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas just two weeks away, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls…
Guest Op-ed: Who Makes Christmas?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette As we approach Christmas day let’s take a moment to salute the grand women of Christmas. My wife knocks herself out preparing for events like Thanksgiving and Christmas. She started preparing the Thanksgiving meal two weeks…
Letter to the Editor
Vaping is harmful Dear Editor, Vaping by youth has become what the U.S. Surgeon General calls an epidemic and many people are working to find solutions. I’m asked frequently what can be done to turn the tide, and now new…
We Are Drinking, Drugging, Eating and Stressing Ourselves To Death
Okay, we know it is the holiday season — a time for good cheer and all that. But the results of a report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control reveal a disturbing and dangerous pattern in the…
Guest Op-Ed: A Holiday Strategy
By Dr. Glenn Mollette The holidays can be glad, sad or bad. Take your pick and choose a direction. I choose glad. Who wants to be sad and who needs bad? I don’t want either one and neither do you.…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no religious meaning,…
Enjoy the Holiday Safely
We would be remiss if we did not remind our readers to enjoy the holiday weekend, but to do so safely. And specifically, we really mean only one thing: Do not drink and drive, nor allow friends & family members…