I want to wish you a warm welcome to a new year, and invite you to take a moment to welcome yourself.
For some, the energy of new intention may still feel very alive. Others may be feeling the …
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By AMANDA MCCORMICK
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1/25/22
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“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.”―Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Happy New Year! “Grateful” is the perfect way to start this new year off …
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By JENN POWELL
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1/12/22
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In the last week or so, I’ve heard a lot of people trash New Year’s resolutions. Several friends have called them “stupid.” To each their own. I’m not out to judge …
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By GREG TRIGGS
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1/5/22
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At this time of New Year resolutions, of chaos and uncertainty and an amazing amount of stress. I just wanna feel better.
—better because I don’t rag on myself that I’m not in …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/5/22
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Plenty of people in northeast Pennsylvania and beyond are deep into the holiday spirit and pomp and circumstance that surrounds this joyous time of year. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s …
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By KAREN PAPI, RD
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1/5/22
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Here’s a chance to wander back to the idyllic past and address a matter that might seem superfluous, given what’s happened in the last couple years.
This column, from December 2019, …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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1/5/22
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In January, many will start the New Year with goals to exercise more, eat better, lose weight, etc. January will also be when newly elected public servants or incumbents starting another term take …
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By PAUL WOLF
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1/5/22
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Well, good riddance, 2021! You were supposed to be better than 2020. Look at you. You started off with an assault on democracy itself. Briefly redeemed yourself with a vaccine for our 21st-century …
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By CASS COLLINS
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1/5/22
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In the newly released movie, “Don’t Look Up,” two astronomers discover a comet that will destroy the earth in six months, 14 days and a handful of minutes.
Thus begins the …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/5/22
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What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.
— Vern McLellan
Celebrate what you want to see more of.
— Tom Peters
Always …
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12/29/21
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“The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on …
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12/28/21
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Yep- It’s that time of year again, when I think I’m going to teach you all about a Jewish holiday and then realize I know almost nothing myself. Story of my life. I claim to know a little …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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9/8/21
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While most of the world was anxious to whisper “goodbye” to 2020 and possibly give it a kick in the butt on its way out, Megan Payne and Joe Gorton chose to mark the end of this most …
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By SUSAN WADE
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1/13/21
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HONESDALE, PA — It’s customary in Wayne County for the commissioners to make their last meeting of the year something of a celebration with their fellow county employees and elected …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/6/21
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The new year has arrived, and most people have declared new year’s resolutions for the year ahead. However, it’s not uncommon to hear about these resolutions being abandoned by the second …
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By KIM OLVER
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1/6/21
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On Christmas night, the river crested. Distracted by the holiday mood, we didn’t spend the day or our energies fretting about flood. But when all was quiet, the dark river rushed closer to its …
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That age-old excuse has existed since the first one-room schoolhouse was attended by the first student who had a mongrel at home to blame for not handing in his (or her) assignment on time. Of …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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12/2/20
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As a noun, hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. As a verb, it means to want something to happen or be the case.
For a word, it’s a pretty simple …
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By LAURIE STUART
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12/2/20
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