Opinion
Breaking the ice
Bushwhack Jack's Tracts, by Jack Drury
I was a decent high school athlete. But that was all ... decent. I never attempted to play an organized sport until eighth grade, when I went out for junior high basketball. I didn’t make the team. Instead, I became a wrestler, and along with football — you guessed it — had a decent ...
Straw Poll, Dec. 9-15
Editorials
This week's straw poll: Should “Home Alone” be considered a Christmas movie? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.
Sonnet to the MAGA red hats
Letters to the editor
To the editor: The Red Hat Sonnet MAGA brings mayhem and muddle, misrule and mistakes; Assaults by masked agents, faces unseen; Grifters and greed, chief exec on the take; And anarchical anger makes America mean. Misuse of power to settle old scores; Attacks against ...
Successful Carnival pie sale
Letters to the editor
To the editor: On Nov. 26, the Winter Carnival Court held its annual Thanksgiving pie sale. Profits from this sale are used to purchase the outfits and other necessities for the court. We are pleased to report that this year’s pie sale was a resounding success raising over $2,000! We ...
O, what?
Columns
What in all the Christmas crackers? I just learned that the Christmas carol “O Tannenbaum” actually means O fir tree, not the English translation of “O Christmas Tree.” What the what, what? The sad part is I’ve been living in my own off-key caroling world, not understanding the ...