While perusing photos and documents of the soldiers of the Civil War, it becomes evident that not all participants of the conflict were of the human species. Four-legged veterans did not qualify for pensions and so their histories are difficult to uncover. However, one canine “volunteer” ...
“You have to write a column about Cammie,” pleaded my wife. “We have to find a good home for her.” “Absolutely not. My column is a forum for serious issues, not for advertising to adopt your favorite foster kitten.” So today we shall take a peek at conflicts between European ...
If one lives long enough, there comes a time when the children, as lovingly as possible, take the car keys away. Thankfully I’m not there yet with the driving thing, not quite, but I am being told by my wife and children that the time has come to scale back Worshrag’s Pumpkin ...
No longer the precursor to the start of the school year for most students, Labor Day weekend now serves as the first three-day weekend break for most. They and their parents get one more chance to take it a bit easy before the grind of the fall semester and all its activities starts to take its toll. There will be sales and parades, backyard barbecues (maybe not everyone has closed their pools just yet?) and even a few ceremonies in which folks gather to remember the true purpose of the holiday: We owe the success of this country not to the politicians who want all the control and ...
Dear Editor, An extensive amount of controversy has been stated about the decision to give or not to give vaccines to children. Until you experience first-hand the absolute frightening experience of your child having a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine can you knowledgeably express a comment. My child was 15 months old when according to the guidelines of vaccine distribution that a MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) protective vaccine was to be administered. Just days later as my child was rambunctiously playing as 15-month-olds do, he suddenly fell to the floor lifeless! The absolute ...
On one of the last days of summer recess, before the daily grind of school started up again, our daughter Shark a proclaimed a “choreless” day for their two boys, telling them to relax, play games, watch TV, do whatever they wished. Around the middle of the day, Lamppost Head told his ...
