by Xianna Michaels | May 28, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial We all have negative bias to some degree. We tend to notice and focus on what's wrong in our day, our lives, our country, more than on what's right. The experts tell us this has a biological, evolutionary basis. May 29th is the birthday of T.H. White, author...
by Xianna Michaels | May 22, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial Last year on Memorial Day my granddaughter and I went to the gas station to blow up an inflatable boat for the kids to use in the pool. A haggard-looking man with a sign and a cup sat near the air pump. I gave him a few dollars and wished him a good day. My...
by Xianna Michaels | May 19, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial Apparently May is “Get Caught Reading Month.” Who knew? I am currently reading, and enthralled by, the book: The Sistine Secrets – Michelangelo’s Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican, by Rabbi Benjamin Blech and Roy Doliner. The book was published...
by Xianna Michaels | May 15, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial When I think of Jewish American Heritage month, the first thing that comes to mind is how wonderful it is to live in a country where we as Jews, and people of all faiths, can practice – or not practice – religion in any way we see fit. One of my dearest...
by Xianna Michaels | May 12, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial The limerick verse form is a short, clever, five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter. It is said to date back to Ireland in the 14th Century and may have originated in the Irish town of Limerick. People often think of limericks as children’s...
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