Opinion
Give thanks to those called to teach, coach
Last summer I returned to my hometown for a high school reunion. It was only my second visit to Brookfield, a small town in north central Missouri, in...
Domestic Relations Court has settled into new normal
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. We have so many things to be thankful for in Delaware County! Thanksgiving has always been one of my favo...
Falling can be sign of diabetic neuropathy
Your feet are the foundation of an active lifestyle. But if diabetes has been damaging the nerves in your lower extremities, you may begin experiencin...
Recipe for well-behaved children
The question has been popping up again, “Why are Amish children so well behaved?” Smiling to myself, it becomes pretty apparent that those...
Eris, Pluto, and the dwarf planets
In January 2005, a team of astronomers at Palomar Observatory led by Mike Brown from Caltech looked at three images of the same star field taken over ...
National Book Foundation honors authors
One of the most closely watched literary prizes in the world was announced this week – the National Book Awards. It has been previously awarded ...
Life settles down for winter at Stratford
The first frost, with temperatures in the low 20s, arrived at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road Nov. 3 and killed the flowering buckwheat in...
Thanksgiving is time to practice gratitude
In an 18th-century work, “A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life,” William Law said, “Would you know who is the greatest saint in ...
County’s youth capable of great things
“Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.”— Albus Dumbledore,“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”&...
Washington first to issue Thanksgiving proclamation
Prayers of thanks and special Thanksgiving ceremonies are common among almost all religions after harvests and at other times. The Thanksgiving holida...
