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.
Opinion
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 ...
A holiday of oil and light
Columns
Hanukkah is a feast of thanksgiving, expressing gratitude for God’s protection, kindness and blessing. Short, dark December days cause us to welcome this festival of lights, regardless of religious or cultural tradition. A national rather than a religious holiday, Hanukkah commemorates ...
What is MUTCD?
Columns
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publishes and administers national standards for streets and highways in the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices). I refer to it often in these columns on traffic safety because it defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to ...