New Year's Day

Beginning 2026 with Forgiveness, Compassion, and a Willingness to Begin Again

As calendars open to page one and fireworks light up the sky, 2026 arrives with its quiet invitation to begin again. The new year is often framed by resolutions and fresh goals, but perhaps the most meaningful place to start isn’t with what we plan to do next, it’s with what we choose to release.

How to deal with stress or seasonal depression during and after the holidays

The Christmas season is almost over and it’s natural to feel drained, disconnected, or even a little down.Some people may suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern. It is most common this time of year in winter.

Now we have leftovers; what can we do with them?

BY MURRAY MONTGOMERY - Staff WriterI must admit that one of the things I look forward to during the holidays is all that great food. From the turkey and dressing on Thanksgiving to, in my family, the Mexican food on Christmas.

A New Year with traditions/resolutions

At midnight Sunday, 2023 will be ushered out and 2024 will be rung in that brings fresh hopes of having a better year than the previous one. This is a custom for the many who have followed the Julian and Gregorian (solar) calendars for a long, long time.

Hank Williams left us 70 years ago today

For all his troubles with drugs and alcohol and women, the Hank Williams of late 1952 could do little wrong among his legions of fans.