Monday, December 30, 2024

We thought it was just hearing loss. It was much worse.

Christmas 2024 is one we will remember forever, not because of the holiday but the days leading up to it.

Angelkeep Journals: Chrysomya megacephala. Google it.

It’s always a challenge to determine a topic for the final Angelkeep Journals column of any given year. Repeating 2023’s Angelkeep Top...

Fred’s heartwarming lesson about laughter and humor

This weekend’s flurries that left us with a light covering of snow on the ground coupled with the crisp winter weather certainly...

A different angle for our annual visit with the spirits

Being haunted by spirits might just be a requisite  part of the Christmas season. It was for Ebenezer Scrooge, as traditionally referenced...

Angelkeep Journals: Historic Christmas looms

Angelkeep Christmas evolved over the years to become a mishmash of today’s vibe, heavily laden with the past.  Angelkeep’s...

Lessons from music lessons from recitals

Monday night the nephews, George and Whit, had a recital for the piano lessons they’ve been taking. Both have been too embarrassed...

What will the new year bring for emergency services?

As the end of each year nears, we have a tradition at the N-B to compile what we think are the “Top...

Angelkeep Journals: Cloudless Sulphur, Angelkeep’s pre-Christmas gift

Angelkeep could be considered Christmas-blessed every day of the year. Santa can take no credit for creating and gifting the daily abundance...

The circus-act finger-story of Thanksgiving

“Uh-oh. What’d you do to get the funky finger story?”  No, that’s not an innuendo. That is a Thanksgiving...

2024’s digital dilemma: Scroll, click, repeat

When you’re in the word business like we are here at The News-Banner, you always enjoying talking about the nuances of language...