Category Archives: Opinion

July 12 is Brown Bag Day. Grab a paper grocery bag or a paper lunch bag, and try your hand at making a fun craft. Remember the puppets you could create with the box-bottom brown paper bags? Or the valentine “mail boxes” decorated in hopes of a valentine from the cutest and nicest boy or...

Fireworks are what make the Fourth of July my favorite holiday. The Fourth of July is the day Americans celebrate their country's independence and birthday. There are a myriad of ways Americans commonly choose to celebrate this holiday – from family-friendly festivals, fireworks, and parades to feasting on traditional foods like hotdogs and barbecue. The...

As we celebrate Independence Day, I think it appropriate to reflect on what our founding fathers had in mind for the underpinning values of our country. These men and others of the 13 original colonies understood where their power came from. I ask – do you recognize this country? "Religion is the only solid basis of...

Besides the common meaning of a heavy ornamental fabric in the form of a picture for a wall hanging, tapestry also means a colorful and complicated situation. To me, that sums up what we call life, especially these days as the world we live in becomes more and more complicated. As I approach another year of...

When we’re little, we learn about the four seasons and the climate changes that accompany each. I’m happy to have grown up in a region where I could experience a noticeable change in seasons as that isn’t the case everywhere. While I appreciate all the seasons, I prefer the warmth summer brings. Yes, the changing...

Editor: Synergy likes to tell us how they talk to the neighbors of a proposed new confinement facility and get their support. We now know that when they get zero support from the neighbors, they say to heck with them. We have also learned that a confinement can’t be located where it can be seen from...

Many people are familiar with the “gingerbread house” at Christmas time, however there are some delicious gingerbread “bread,” cake, bars, biscuit, and cookie recipes perfect to be made any time of the year. Each year on June 5, gingerbread lovers across the nation celebrate National Gingerbread Day, a day that was created to bring attention...