Bitter winter teaches lessons to my daughters
"How cold is it?" That's the question I’ve heard 100 times from my 12-year-old daughter, Krystene, this past week. She...
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Mama mia! It’s pizza to die for
If I were on death row, and the warden, keys jangling, walked up to my cell to ask me, "Dalman, what...
2014 will be a very interesting year
Did you know 98 state legislators from 32 states met in December in Mt. Vernon, Va. to discuss the possibility of...
What’s sadder than a kid without a toy?
Every Christmas season the twins Ken and Sandra cross my mind. They were two of the students in my third-grade...
Christmas elves pay secret visit to Newsleader office
After a long Thanksgiving weekend, I walked into the Newsleader office Monday morning, greeted the staff in my usual way...
Goodbye, Mandela: ‘When will we ever learn?’
Why does it take this slow world so long to learn the lessons taught by visionaries like Mahatma Ghandi, Martin...
My Christmas wish list: peace, tolerance, love
From my earliest memories, Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. As a child I remember Christmas was first and...
Take stock, do research before adopting pets
As Christmas approaches, some parents are probably considering buying a dog or cat as a "gift" for their children. Such...
