Don Stratton: Put Christ back into Christmas
I am just about fed up with the ever-growing campaign to totally remove any mention of Christ from references to the Christmas season. “Happy holidays” just doesn’t cut it, and I am seeing and hearing so much of that phrase, and just the word “holidays,” that I’m about to scream.
Cal Thomas: A gift that will keep on giving
Admit it. Unless you received a big-ticket item for Christmas last year — such as a car — you likely have forgotten what was under your tree.
Lori Borgman: Pie contest judged on taste, crust and Heimlich
The pie contest from Thanksgiving would be completely forgotten by now were it not for the Heimlich incident. Nobody actually needed the Heimlich, but that is a minor detail.
John Grindrod: Among the many gifts of Christmas, there is humor
Of the many gifts that define the Christmas season, besides the obvious, there are others as well that may not spring to mind.
Robert B. Reich: What about Trump’s dementia?
On Saturday, during a campaign speech in Durham, New Hampshire, Donald Trump invoked Vladimir Putin (of all people) as proof that he’s being persecuted:
Legal-Ease: Understanding trusts
In simplest terms, a trust is a set of rules that govern the ownership and use of assets. Generally, as long as a rule is lawful (i.e. not sexist or racist), that rule can be included in a trust.
David Trinko: Kalida teen’s artwork leads to meeting OSU’s Henderson
KALIDA — Ethan Wehri spent two and a half weeks intently studying Ohio State star TreVeyon Henderson.
John M. Crisp: You don’t have to hate Trump to want a better president
It’s a common accusation: “You just hate Trump.” But this dismissive assertion always implies a subtext: “Your hatred of Trump blinds you to his virtues and accomplishments.”
Tammy L. Smith: The art of conversation
Our world has grown accustomed to communicating through technology.
Dr. Jessica Johnson: Celebrating Rosa Parks’ legacy
The first day of December marked the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a White man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. That simple but defiant rejection of the segregation laws of Southern public transportation was the catalyst to spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. It also ushered a 26-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. into the leadership of the modern civil rights movement. In remembering Parks’ dauntless courage this month, members of the Congressional Black Caucus advocated for Congress to designate Dec. 1 as “Rosa Parks Day,” which would become the first federal holiday to honor a woman.
