Opinion

I recently saw a YouTube video by Hank Green discussing how important the Galilean moons are in our understanding of the solar system and the universe...

Have you ever wondered why we have to be inundated with so many prescription drug commercials on TV? I’m old enough to remember when there were very f...

Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced last Thursday, signifying the beginning of the end of awards season and giving me only 33 days ...

The area is about to lose another church. It saddened me to hear about the impending closure of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on Wildwood Avenue in Sala...

I recently came across the 2003 recording of the “AFI’s 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains” TV special uploaded to YouTube, and though I knew the list ...

I’m conflicted about whether I like the winter weather or not. There are times that I think it gives us a good balance between seasons, so we don’t ju...

It seems like I’ve shoveled and used the snowblower more this winter than in the past several years — and winter isn’t over yet. Maybe last year’s eas...

Everyone has their own preference on how long to keep decorations up for the holidays. Some keep their Christmas decorations up through the winter, bo...

Food is good. I’m starting to discover more of a passion for cooking. I’m 22 and I just got out of college, so I spent almost all of my life having ev...

Why is it some people never say thank you, no matter what you do for them and how many times you do it? Although it may not be necessary to always exp...

I am constantly amazed by the new things I’m learning about the world, the universe and everything, and the new things scientists are discovering ever...

Time goes quickly, we are now closer to 2050 than 1999. I’ve learned that time is more valuable than money in a lot of ways. Time also heals and chang...

On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed the legislation declaring the bald eagle our official national bird. The mighty eagle was first used as our n...

With no more new releases, the 2024 film year is done. While I still have several big movies to see and review in the coming weeks, it’s time to look ...

I have begun to realize that life isn’t about what you accomplished or if you are considered a winner in the eyes of society. It is about how much pea...

I was not expecting to write about Jimmy Carter but, when the breaking news about his death interrupted the program I was watching Sunday afternoon, I...

Most of us have experienced Christmases without snow because, sometimes, Old Man Winter doesn’t dump the white stuff on us as scheduled. I missed havi...

I didn’t just watch as many Christmas movies and TV specials this year as I used to, but here’s a quick rundown of what holiday stories I did see in r...