Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Lessons from a Congressional Run: Know why you want to vote for a candidate

I will be the first to admit, I haven’t been Trump’s most passionate supporter, and wouldn’t identify as a loyalist today, but...

To endorse or not to endorse, there is no question

Unless you’re a news nerd, you’re probably not aware of the brouhaha created by the decision of two major newspapers — The...

What to expect in your Wednesday News-Banner

This time of year has been colloquially called “spooky season” in pop culture, but you may find the evening of Nov. 5...

Wrapping up ‘The Goblins are Coming’

Today, as costumes of Cinderella, ghosts, clowns, super-heroes and —scariest of all — politicians (remember those Nixon masks) walk the streets carrying...

Considering the merits of rock collecting

On a recent day off, my travel buddy, Allyson, and I traveled to the U.S. pumpkin capital in Illinois to spend a...

Angelkeep Journals: Spooky spiders and anniversaries

Angelkeep’s writer’s first remembered experience of associating spiders with Halloween came from a prank built by Dad.  His Sunday...

What’s that? There’s an election coming up soon?

Sometimes I wonder how stupid they think we are. “They” can be applied to your choice of several options.

Full moon sky ghost and great southern white

Angelkeep’s nighttime will be lit up naturally. This day’s full moon already gave several days of brightened night hours. The next couple...

Making lemonade out of lemons

Things don’t always go according to plan no matter how hard you try. A week ago I was on...

Newspapers, education funding, and elections

Twice daily I quick-step to the end of the driveway where I retrieve my newspaper. In the morning it is the Fort...