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Trivial pursuits can be full of surprises

“Today’s Trivia” is one of the routine emails I receive every morning. The trivia test question offers a choice of four answers. Sometimes I wonder why I continue this. But I’m so curious about the many factoids I’ve gleaned, that I can’t bring myself to cancel it. How else ...

Coach Letko helped lead others to ‘Find A Way’

By DENNIS JOHNSON Another good human has passed on to the other side. As I continue to evolve, I see more and more acquaintances, relatives, mentors, and friends pass through those pearly gates. This time it’s my very good friend and colleague, former Eisenhower wrestling coach Joe Letko. ...

Worker safety effort not ready for primetime

By REP. ERIC NELSON As a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) I have dedicated nearly all of my career to helping protect people, property and the environment. I sincerely believe all workers deserve to be safe from bodily injury or harm in the workplace. Unfortunately, legislation being ...

View from Hickory Heights: Consider another option for mom

This weekend is Mother’s Day. Some of you fathers/husbands will choose to take your mom/wife out to lunch or breakfast. That is fine. But I to my way of thinking there is nothing sexier than seeing a man in an apron doing the cooking and dishes. I loved it when Don cooked and helped ...

Wonderment of our Niagara Falls spills over

After living almost 50 years in these here parts, I am still enthralled by Niagara Falls. My infatuation began early, and that short visit lives in my memory. My mother was always up for a road trip with a fascinating destination. She had never traveled from Massachusetts to Western New ...

Saintly actions include courage

Editor’s note: This saint series will feature a saint and how he or she is a meaningful example for us today. This homily was given by Deacon Luke Daghir at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore on May 2: The Memorial of St. Athanasius. Pope Benedict XVI’s book “Church Fathers” was used ...