Category: Editorials

Happy Hanukkah

The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, gets underway this Thursday, December 10, and will culminate next Friday, December 18. In summary, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees — a group of fierce warriors who used…

Letters to the Editor

Veterans Scholarship Program Applications Now Available Abraham Lincoln Post 11, GAR, is now accepting applications for their 2020 Veterans Scholarship program. Due to the restrictions on public gatherings, we were forced to cancel our annual Veterans Dinner and Scholarship Awards…

Letters to the Editor

Still a Lot of Questions Need to Be Answered Dear Editor: Next week the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment IAG will meet for what the developer has described as a wrap up meeting. With so many questions still open, including among…

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America.  Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no religious meaning,…

Enjoy the Holiday Safely

We would be remiss if we did not remind our readers to enjoy the holiday weekend, but to do so safely. The pandemic is spreading like widlfire across our nation, shattering previous records of infection on a daily basis and requiring all…