Opinion

Yes, it’s that time again when I reminisce about the important events that have transpired over the past 12 months, like how in the world I grew so much ear hair in one year. My elders have often told me how fast time flies, but I never really believed them until I began to feel like I was shaving about every 30 minutes.

A recent Reddit thread discusses the lack of heroes in modern society, but the truth is we have plenty of heroes. It’s true that in the internet era, historic figures we once considered heroic are being reevaluated as their past misdeeds and personal peccadilloes are revealed.

The new year has come and with it many new resolutions, but the Christian’s should remain the same. Why? Because we serve a God who is the same yesterday, today, and forevermore (Hebrews 13:8). His commands have not changed nor has his will.

While eating more fruits and vegetables and parking as far away from the supermarket as possible will help improve your health in 2022, here’s a resolution that can impact the lives of others, as well as your own. Make a resolution in 2022 to put down the phone when you are driving, and to not drive distracted. While all notions of selfimprovement have their value, driving is one area where our actions can affect not only ourselves, but also other drivers and passengers on the road.

‘Tis the season for giving - or, for some legislators, ‘Tis a good time to demand that the government force taxpayers to give others a large gift. A few weeks ago, Rep.

One day in the not-too-distant future, you may walk into your local supermarket and next to the ground beef, you will see something different. It will look like ground beef, and it might even say “ground beef” on the label, but somewhere in impossibly small type, it will also say “cultured.”

Dear Neil: I applied a pre-emergent weedkiller the first week of September, but I still have this weed. What is it and what should I do now? This is rescuegrass, and your pre-emergent should have prevented it.

New Years Day is quite possibly the most positive, forward-looking holiday we celebrate. We say goodbye to the past, and turn our attention to the good that the coming year promises. Ninety-five percent of the population will be eating pork, sauerkraut, and black eyed peas for good luck on New Years Day. Many of us make New Year’s resolutions for positive change, such as quitting smoking, losing weight, or pursuing a dream career. New Year’s Day brings with it the chance to start fresh.

Children all over the U.S. are currently wringing their iPhone-calloused hands over the possibility that Santa Claus might not make it this year because he’s trapped in a delayed shipping container somewhere off the coast of California.

Christmas card trends are telling — they speak to the mood of the country — and this year’s trend offers some positive news. According to the Washington Post, hand-written “snailmailed” Christmas cards are all the rage, particularly among millennials who all of the sudden are spending more on Christmas cards than baby boomers.