Guess what? On Nov. 4 we still have to be neighbors
When this issue of the gazette hits newsstands, the presidential election will be four days out. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Americans will decide who will sit in the Oval Read more.
The soundtrack of my youth takes a massive loss
Eddie Van Halen? He can’t be dead, can he? The first time I saw Eddie and his band Van Halen was 1983. I was 14. I didn’t know what to… Read more.
Proverb: ‘There, but by the grace of God, go I’
I have two friends who both joined the Navy as young men. They know and love one another, and both made a career of the Navy, but their courses are… Read more.
Autumn will bring in a much needed reprive from hot bitter summer
Summer’s winding down. The sun slides further south in the Pennsylvania sky, and the day’s heat starts to dissipate as night settles in earlier and earlier. Read more.
What happened to doing something nice out of compassion?
I don’t know Dante Whitbeck. Never met him, never interacted with him. I didn’t know his late cousin Anthony Huber, either. I suspect most of the folks across Read more.
Fighting to pass down the right things paid off as a parent
If my obsessive traits were passed on — and we’ve seen some evidence of that with healthy pastimes such as fishing well beyond the norm — being aware of it… Read more.
Be careful what you pray for, it may come to fruition
In the Bible, the people of Israel cry out to God for a human king. God tells them no, that they already have a king in Him, and they don’t… Read more.
Children are getting the short end of the stick during these turbulent times
There’s lots of confusion, fear and arguing over what to do as the school year approaches. With five weeks to go, public schools are dealing with loud voices yelling Read more.
Game changers will revolutionize the way you live your life
The mind follows some odd roads some times. I stopped by the cemetery the other day to see if my dear friend Randy Mays’ tombstone had been set in place… Read more.
Race is all the rage these days, we need to invest in communities
Black lives matter. They certainly matter to me… my wife of nearly 30 years is black. Our four children, in the parlance of both 1800’s labeling and modern racial Read more.