Yarbrough: Word of the year leads to ‘brain rot’

May I have a word with you, please? Two words. Brain rot. You just never know what kind of surprise awaits you when you check out this space, do you? I have a feeling brain rot wasn’t on your radar.

Crane: Be wise and exercise

As fall-to-winter temperatures dip and the endemic, former COVID-19 pandemic and flu season again make their presence known, I am reminded of two life maxims for this time of pumpkin spice and the holidays: get your shots, and for even better, year-round advice wise an exercise.

Farley: Short-lived Christmas joy

It was Christmas morning 1951, and 11-year-old Edge Farley was scampering around the dairy barn, helping his mother and uncle finish the morning chores of milking their 52 cows.Starting each morning at 4 a.m.

Letter to the Editor: We are all in this together

Dear Editor,There is a great divide in this country, but MAGA politicians do not want us to notice: the top 1% of Americans hold 10 times more wealth than the bottom 50% of us.MAGA knows that division creates conflict and a divide-and-conquer, winner-take-all society.

Yarbrough: A gross deviation from common sense

It seems as though my mother was a criminal, and I am just now finding out. All this time, I thought she was a conscientious parent who was active in the PTA, fixed my school lunch, washed and ironed my clothes, and ensured I went to church. Little did I know.

Crane: Free advice for Elon

Instead of penning something for Santa this year, I thought I might instead try to leave a note for Elon Musk, Genius and Budget Cutter in Chief, for helping another jolly man with a big, round belly … though perhaps better known for keeping an enemy list than for checking things twice.

Rich: The good publisher

In today’s newspaper world, one person works for two or three.They sleep less, drink much coffee, and rarely have time to fellowship with co-workers.I used to say that I believed one of the hardest jobs is that of a manicurist -- slumping over a small, white table and working relentlessly.

Thankful for these weekly conversations

What is Thanksgiving without a Thanksgiving column? For those of us tasked with offering our opinions on these pages, it is an obvious topic.

Putting presidential pressure on the PRESS Act

By now, President-elect Donald Trump’s cries of “fake news” have become far too commonplace in a nation that once prided itself as a bastion of free speech and transparency in government.

A Thanksgiving review

It was something someone said about all the Thanksgivings that her eyes have seen that made me start thinking about a couple of holidays.