I’m dreaming of the ‘right’ Christmas

One of the things I enjoy most about Christmas are the old movies that help put me in the seasonal spirit. And though there are many I like, my all time favorite is “Holiday Inn,” starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. The best part about the film is the music, composed by Irving Berlin.

Attorney General Chris Carr talks about running for governor

I sat down recently with Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to talk about his decision to run for governor.

It’s The Law: A patient advocate can help

More than 70 percent of adults in the U.S. report being dissatisfied with the health care system, according to many of the surveys taken over many years. Navigating the medical services network can be stressful and overwhelming.

‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’

As printed in The New York Sun, 1897: We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor — I am 8 years old.

Numbers add up to some very important local lives

Numbers have always fascinated me. I inherited this from my parents. After Mom graduated from the University of Chicago (with her identical twin sister), she worked for over a decade as an actuarial for Metropolitan Life.

You’d better watch out: Santa Claus has joined the information age

I visited this topic some years ago, but things don’t seem to have changed. RING! RING! RING! “Beep! Beep! You have reached the offices of Santa Claus and Associates at the North Pole.”

Give to F.A.I.T.H. this holiday season to help stop child abuse

It’s the season of giving and what better way to celebrate the holiday than helping children in our local community?

Obituary, eulogy usually tell stories of the life now gone

Being a retired newspaper guy, like other old newspaper folks, I have been asked to write obituaries for a number of people — by people who are still living but expecting to die one day. Each one was a friend, by the way. I am not advertising for business.

Turning down all those York dukedoms was a saving grace

I got a lot of mail encouraging me to take the job as Duke of York, which I appreciated. I thought long and hard about it but decided to take my name out of the running. I hope you aren’t disappointed with me but looking back on it, I believe it was the right decision.

Prayer of thanksgiving for two who taught beyond books

With ribbons of steel as its backbone, a railroad crossroad in the wilderness of Wayne County evolved into a community in the mid-1800s. Jesup became “The town that trains built.”