Today is Wednesday, Nov. 30, the 335th day of 2016. There are 31 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Nov. 30, 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in Sept. 1783. On this date In […]

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. — James Baldwin, American author (born 1924, died this date in 1987)

In the run up to last week there was a great deal of discussion given on how to avoid talking about the current political climate at family gatherings. Don’t bring up who won. Don’t bring up who lost. Don’t rub your third cousin’s neighbor’s nephew’s dog’s nose in the news. Don’t do it. Just keep […]

I see the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States as an unmitigated disaster for our democracy, our planet and its inhabitants. Many of us are shocked that something like this could happen and we feel strongly that we must do everything in our power to resist Mr. Trump’s plans. Here […]