By Cynthia Whitney The holidays often remind us how fortunate we are, as well as how many of our neighbors struggle to maintain quality of life.

By Bob Cimbollek After watching games in person, on TV and online, and seeing post players not getting enough offensive touches, here’s my Christmas gift for coaches at all levels whose big men who wish they’d post up and get the ball more.

Those of you who read my last column will remember I wrote about the misidentification of one man named Fred with another.

By Bryan Golden Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts.

By Owen Smith and Matthew Dunlap We are writing today with a simple message for this holiday travel season: Don’t text and drive.

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To the Editor; The need this year was greater than in past years as 180 children from 77 families applied for assistance through the Kiwanis Christmas Project.

To the editor: I heard about AARP’s “I Heart Caregivers” initiative and, as someone who has been greatly impacted by caregiving issues, I welcome this opportunity for us to share our stories.

To the Editor; The Fed is meeting next week and it appears as though the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates for the first time since 2006.

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Weather WhysBy Ted Shapiro This column is, of course, called “Weather Whys,” and this time, it’s the Weatherman who has a “why’”! Why don’t we have more intensive weather hazard education in our elementary schools? My recent column, The Serious Six, detailed weather hazards which County residents are most likely to experience, any one of which can be be deadly.

“Trust but verify” is the motto of the experienced genealogist.

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To the Editor; We have some people that think the greatest threat to children’s welfare is living in poverty.

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  To the Editor; A few years ago a mystery stone showed up in the annex section of Old Dover Cemetery.