The phrase “Lest We Forget!” comes to my mind when I think about why we celebrate holidays. Unless we remember their origin, the reason...

My wife has had both of her knees replaced. She didn’t do it because she wanted to try out something new, like a new pair of shoes; the...

Traditionally, Labor Day marks the end of summer. School has started and we are busy harvesting the cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers from...

Truth is an absolute. Gravity is true regardless of if we believe it or not. Grass is green, the sun rises in the east and sets in the...

In July we remember and celebrate the freedoms that we enjoy in our country. Most of us celebrate freedom that was gained for us by...

Summer is finally here! How do I know? The temperatures have risen making the chance of frost is nearly non-existent, the neighborhood...

I walk our store’s weekend deposit to the bank every Monday morning. Normally it is a little less than 1 ½ miles round trip, but this...

What would someone unfamiliar with our culture and traditions make of our holiday celebrations? Wouldn’t it be easy for them to...

I have worked in the Center Block area of downtown Logan for a dozen years. The last couple years have been marked by “razing and...

I have always been drawn to the classics. From rotary dial phones to the 61 Oldsmobile I drove in high school that is now parked in my...

This weekend marks the 38th observance of Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. On January 13, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a...

Merry Christmas! Do you ever get tired of hearing those words? Possibly you have never thought about it, but what would you think if I...

One of the greatest memories for those of my generation was watching the Apollo missions on our black and white TV’s and seeing the first...

For some, Halloween brings a quandary: to celebrate or to not celebrate. The reason that some hesitate in celebrating Halloween is...

Desperation can cause us to look for answers where no answers can be found. I was reminded of this in a quote attributed to Leo Tolstoy...

With school starting up soon, teachers might greet their students with a “trick” assignment that instructs them to read all the...

When visiting my parents recently, I found my mom’s and her sisters certificates of baptism. I learned that all 3 girls were baptized on...

Yes. No. Maybe. Depends. There are a variety of ways that we can answer a question. At times an absolute, Yes or No is correct. At other...

We're wise to examine the things we are placing our faith in. We know this from the experience of placing our faith in the wrong things.

We have now been living under the cloud of Covid-19, wearing masks and practicing social distancing, for over a year. Maybe, like me, you...