[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ick of being warned about anything and everything when it comes to the holiday season, especially all the warnings about dangerous toys? Me too. That’s why I’m ready to throw a lawn dart at a group called World Against Toys Causing Harm—W.A.T.C.H. Every year since 1973, it has published a […]

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he election of Donald Trump, as outrageous and offensive to many as it may be, is still an expression of this country’s violent, racist, misogynistic state and history of nativism. His rallies promoted that level of violence with the assaults of numerous anti-Trump protesters, as well as Trump himself saying […]

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t seems like 2009 was just the other day, when people became so outraged with the federal government in Washington that they took to the streets in protest. It started with the Troubled Asset Relief Program, TARP, the straw that broke the camel’s back. Local protest events by small groups […]

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his year, the Louis M. Klein Service Club, St. Gregory’s parish and the Harrison Girl Scouts joined together for a pre-Thanksgiving food drive in support of the Harrison Food Pantry. Huge thanks go out to everyone who helped with organizing this year’s drive and to all who contributed donations. Hundreds […]