Yesterday I journeyed over to Dunkirk to attend a mini class reunion. I say it was a mini reunion because this group meets for lunch once a month. I had never been invited to attend before I guess because I live more than a few miles away. It was well worth my effort. There were four people ...

\Dear Richard and I have always been content with that fourth petition in the Lord’s Prayer. Until Oct. 1. On the last day of September, we made a difficult decision. We would not eat bread for a month and see if it helped reduce our ever-expanding waistlines. The conversation began as we ...

As Election Day draws near, it’s time for all of us in this community to consider what kind of leadership we want in Harrisburg. If you haven’t met me yet, I’m running to represent the values, needs, and priorities of this district. I’m not a career politician — I’m a small ...

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” These are the words of George Washington, our nation’s first president. This is in ...

Just about every adult in America who attended a public school has passed through a history class, and maybe they had an aptitude for the subject, had a teacher who inspired them to dig deeper, or were turned off completely by a clock-punching instructor who offered little more than a dry ...

Are you old enough to remember when television channels signed off for the night? I recall them playing the national anthem, then shutting down. There was no television to watch during the night. The next morning the process worked in reverse. They played the national anthem, then were up and ...