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The Snider Plaza Christmas tree was lit during a holiday celebration Sunday night amidst food and entertainment. “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.” Wait a minute…Christmas is still over a month away, yet I see garland on banisters, white lights on houses and attended the tree lighting in Snider Plaza on Sunday with a peppermint mocha in hand. Isn’t there a holiday that comes in-between Halloween and Christmas? Gro…
Today is MLK Day, a federal holiday observing the birthday of the foremost spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the American civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although Dr. King, a registered Republican, was born on January 15, the holiday is always observed on the third Monday in January as part of The Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The federal holiday wasn’t an easy one to get passed in Congress. It was initially introduced …
Here is an article that my brother wrote that expresses the sentiments of many people I know includng myself: When Christmas was the Holiday By Peter DeMartini These are the ramblings of an old man who was having trouble sleeping one night and feels he should say something about the way this Country is changing. This old man doesn’t particularly like the changes. When did it become politically correct for big department stores, corporations, and…
I thought I’d take a break this month from the normal political rhetoric and do a couple of articles about the holidays we are about to celebrate. I think over the centuries the real meanings and “founders of the feast” have been blurred and all but forgotten by the bright lights and holiday rush we all have become a part of. So let’s slow down for a moment and see where and how this all began. Today’s article will deal with Christmas. The ori…
…e base of our war memorial followed by a 21 gun salute and a lone trumpeter playing taps. Then the crowd would slowly disperse, most heading home to be with family and friends. Today most of us know the significance of this holiday but are either too busy with the family or too preoccupied to take the time to remember those this day was meant to acknowledge. Parades are fast becoming as scarce as a $2.00 a gallon gas price and heartwarming spee…
Christmas is a feast for the senses: the dazzling visuals, whether it’s nature’s own decorations or the one we hang in and out of doors, the aroma of pine needles mingling with cookies baking in the oven, and of course, the tastes of seasonal treats. But it’s the musical aspect that really brings Christmas to life. Whether it’s choral singing, caroling, orchestras or simply bells, Christmas delights the ears like no other holiday. I grew u…
In keeping with Ira’s holiday spirit, the article for today is about the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah. He tells me there may be one more in this series. Enjoy! Hanukkah by Ira Schwartz Hanukkah better known as the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated for eight days and eight nights. It means “dedication” in Hebrew and starts on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar (which is November-December on the Greg…
… seemed on the superficial level to offer continuity, it was actually an ideological reversal, back to the Liberal wing of the Republican Party. Though he lambasted his opponent Michael Dukakis, tarring him with the “Liberal” label, which Reaganism had turned into a dirty word, Bush himself was every bit a Progressive. His admitted trouble with “the vision thing” prevented him from continuing with Reagan’s unfinished work: shrinking government, e…
… White House and has entrenched itself deep in the fabric of our society. With the utmost respect to George Carlin, here are seven words that are no longer “Politically Correct” “Merry Christmas” has been replaced with “Happy Holidays” “Christmas Tree” is out “Holiday Tree” in Close the book on “Nursery Rhymes” it’s now “Children’s Stories”. Has anyone told Mother Goose? Here’s a good one: “Founders” instead of “Founding Fathers”. I guess they th…
The holiday of Thanksgiving is one of my favorites. Not just for the food, though that does play a large part in it; or the crisp nip in the air this time of year brings. No for me it’s the gathering of family and friends; the sharing of fond memories and the catching up on new ones. Of all the holidays we celebrate Thanksgiving is by far the most family oriented. Most of you know the story of how this holiday began. In 1621 Pilgrims and Ind…
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