Renew the memory of Munich’s bells of Advent
Christmases in war-ravaged Europe of the 1940s came during some of the bitterest winters on record. Just ask veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Or ask those who once lived in the vanquished Third Reich.
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Editor’s note: “Is There a Santa Claus?” is reprinted from the Sept. 21, 1897, edition of The New York Sun.
I’m a doctor diagnosed with cancer. Here’s why I asked people to pray.
As a cancer practitioner for 30 years, I have encountered at least one terminal cancer patient who was healed by a worldwide prayer effort on his behalf. Rather than dismiss this miracle as inconsistent with my empiric and rationally based training, it made me consider how the new scientific knowledge of quantum physics and human consciousness might support the idea of prayer-facilitated healing.
Journalists should report the story, not participate in it
Some of the people accused of crimes for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan.
A salute to a Special Forces chapter member
Since 1992 on the third Saturday in December, people across America have placed wreaths at national and state cemeteries to honor veterans, their spouses and their minor children who are buried in those cemeteries.
Teach gardening, farming in schools
I have been visiting with Joan and Jeff, owners and operators of the Cider Hill Family Orchards, about general farming issues. Joan points out that they feel that they have a mission to help feed the people in this region with good, quality food. In their case, it is mostly apples and pumpkins.
Redistricting
To the editor: As a longtime resident of Leavenworth and advocate of unity in our community, I want to correct the misinformation about my oral testimony at the redistricting hearing on Sept. 18 at the Riverfront Community Center.
Magic of Santa could be as real for kids as adults
The bishop of Noto in Sicily this month decided to tell a gathering of young children there is no Santa. Antonio Staglianò pulled the pin on this grenade during his speech at the Feast of Saint Nicholas. The Diocese of Noto quickly weighed in with a ho-ho-ho, nono-no-no response from Staglianò’s press secretary, Father Alessandro Paolini. The bishop merely meant to “reflect on the meaning of Christmas and the beautiful traditions that accompany it with greater awareness and regain the beauty of a Christmas now increasingly ‘commercial’ and ‘de-Christianized.’ ”
Inflation is eating your wallet but energy efficiency helps you bite back
The news that U.S. consumer prices have jumped 6.2% in the past year has the nation suddenly abuzz about the threat of inflation.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Proctor threatens free speech To the editor: I am expressing my constitutional rights under the First Amendment and as a constituent of our duly elected House representative, Pat Proctor. You see, Proctor censors his official Facebook page and blocks any constituent who posts anything negative or in response to the lies he has repeatedly posted himself.