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Our usual Thanksgiving pies are irresistible

My son’s best friend is Walter. When Walter was eight weeks old, my son, Bart, adopted him from a sunny farm in Georgia. While the breeder specialized in yellow Labrador retrievers, Walter is an especially handsome English cream color. I say “our Walter,” because he is my son’s sidekick. Everywhere Bart goes, Walter is within petting or eating distance. He spends work days at Bart’s offices with other employees’ dogs, and walks many miles with his master. So naturally, when Bart arrived last Thanksgiving at my daughter’s house in Massachusetts, Walter was in tow. But ...

The empty place

Many of you will have an empty place at your table this year. What does that mean? It most likely means that someone is missing. There are many reasons that a person may be missing. Not all people get multiple days off. Sometimes it is impossible to get home for the Thanksgiving feast. For the past three years we have been missing people. Carly is off to college in Texas and does not make it home. Preston is off working and does not get time off. He works in retail and the store he works at is busy at this time of the year. Usually, we at least talk to Carly via — I think it ...

What are the odds?

We’ve all had it happen — that coincidence that is so uncanny it makes us believers in … what? Pre-destination? Chance? Luck? God’s Plan? Hard to say, but I’ve had a few that made me stand up and take notice. For example: the chance that I would be born in the same hospital, the Boston Lying-In, as my mother – well not so surprising, really. But I married a man from Rochester and before we had children we lived in San Diego, Cambridge, Connecticut and back to Massachusetts. Our first child was born in Boston at – you guessed it – the same hospital. And while I do think ...

Are we losing our enthusiasm?

Editor’s Note: This series will connect topics between Christianity and hunting. The series will run throughout the archery and rifle deer seasons. It can be challenging when an older generation’s love is not enthusiastically embraced by a younger generation. Hunting, Catholicism, mainline Protestant denominations, and other organizations are modern day examples of where younger generations are not embracing an older generation’s love. According to the PA Game Commission’s website there were about 60,000 fewer resident adult hunting licenses sold in 2020 than in 2010. ...

It’s time for Warren to back riverfront plans

We write to request support by Warren City Council on Monday to secure the necessary funding to proceed with the Riverfront Development Project — an essential element to further establish Warren as an active and attractive destination and dramatically enhance our ability to retain and ...

Day at polls proves ‘voting is secure’

Election integrity is strong! I had the privilege to volunteer as a poll watcher for the Warren Democrats in our elections held Nov. 8. I, along with another Warren Democratic watcher and poll watchers of the Warren Republican party, observed the process, monitored our parties’ turnout, and served the legally allowed role assigned to us. I served at the Pine Grove Township Russell Firehall site. My biggest takeaway — election integrity is intact, strong, protected! Voting is secure! The polling place was constantly busy with an extremely high turnout for a midterm election. The ...