Opinion

  Provided By:   David Trinklein (Letter to the Editor)   Procrastinators win the prize in the “Safest Holiday Decorations” category.   “In days of old, people rarely brought holiday greenery into the home before Christmas Eve,” says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Doing so was considered bad luck for the coming year.  

By: Marilyn M. Singleton,     M.D., J.D. (Letter to the Editor)   Cultures and societies progress, generally in a more civil, moral, ethical direction. Look at our evolution from practices in ancient Greece. Several hundred years ago B.C., Greek elites openly participated in pederasty, meaning “boy love.” This was a relationship between an older

(Letter to the Editor) Ask Rusty – Can A Working Widow Collect Survivor Benefits? Dear Rusty: I’m 63 and still employed. My husband passed away 7 years ago at the age of 58. Am I able to collect my husband’s Social Security while I’m still working? Signed: Working Widow Dear Working Widow: Technically at age

By: Frank Burkett My previous LTTE, was mainly about our president’s war on petroleum, and his continuing war on coal, that he and his extremist following has waged against, much longer. The 22 countries that was part of the G-20 economic summit, had three or more issues on the agenda, and sustainable renewable energy was

Expert Says This is What’s Missing From Diversity, Inclusion Initiatives   Shrewsbury, PA, November 22, 2022 — Race, gender and sexual orientation get talked about a lot during discussions that center on diversity, but it’s not enough, says inclusion consultant Christopher “CJ” Gross. Social class — and related biases — must be part of the

By: Dr. Don Kuehle       The Calendar Year has 4 Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. The Church Calendar has a different set of Seasons: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and Kingdomtide. Each Season of the Church Year celebrates a different aspect of Christ’s life.       Advent marks the beginning

Dr. Glenn Mollette   Christmas once started for me when the JC Penny and Sears catalogs came in the mail. They came early in the Fall and I wore them out looking at the toy section. By December the catalogs where in shambles.   My mother used to order clothes and other stuff from those

By: Dr. Glenn Mollette ( Letter to the Editor )   Thanksgiving always comes and goes too fast. We often think, “We need more time to focus on the Thanksgiving holiday.” For many, it seems that Thanksgiving gets sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas. By late September, many of the stores and television commercials are focusing

Ask Rusty – When Is My Wife Eligible for Full Survivor Benefits? ( Letter to the Editor ) Dear Rusty: I heard my spouse will get 100% of my Social Security when I pass if she is at her full retirement age (FRA), which is 66 years and 8 months. But I also heard that

By: Frank Burkett   All of us heard, or maybe barely heard Joe Biden when he whispered, “no more drilling”. Several months ago, or perhaps longer, Joe Biden decided the U.S. coal industry is obsolete, and not needed anymore. Many coal miners and other’s connected to the coal industry will be jobless. The manufacturing of