Category Archives: Opinions
Courier Letters to the Editor 12-20-23
Dear Editor,
I was reading about the nurses, and I think they are very valuable. I have been in the hospital many times, and the nurses are great. They brighten the day when you are sick.
Let us not forget the nurse assistants — they do a lot that goes unnoticed. They are big help to the nurses. You could say
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Staying healthy, staying home
I’ve been lax lately in terms of my health. I admit it. While I haven’t been at music concerts among thousands of people or riding packed subway cars, I have been going to stores during the daytime when the aisles are full. This was especially 
true during the holiday shopping season. It’s time to stop that — again — and start staying home, again.
Respiratory syncytial virus (also known as RSV) is on the rise where I live, and likely elsewhere.You must be logged in to view this content.
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Holiday traditions from sweet to ugly
The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower were not too keen on celebrating Christmas when they anchored in Plymouth Rock on 
Dec. 18, 1620. By 1659, the Massachusetts Bay Colony declared celebrating Christmas was a criminal offense and anyone found feasting or celebrating would be subject to a 5-shilling fine (around
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Rebellion hides behind the mask of pretending
Last week we talked about how common it is for many Christians to talk about how they love, worship, and serve God, but 
could some of this be their imagination? Maybe a misunderstanding or could it be a deception? There are sobering Bible passages that talk about our
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Letters to the Editor
The true meaning of Christmas
The Christmas holiday celebration has two sides. The religious side and the secular side.
The religious side is about Jesus birth in Bethlehem. The child that, would grow up and teach the world a better way. At 33 years of age to be crucified for the world’s sins. Three days later to rise from the dead in a short time later to return to
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Help to Avoid Foreclosures
Veterans with VA-backed mortgages who are in danger of facing foreclosure just got help from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The VA is asking mortgage servicers to do two things:
— Pause foreclosures through May 31, 2024, of VA-guaranteed
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The dilemma of the dress code
There was a discussion recently about the appropriateness of wearing jeans at a school when a special guest speaker had been invited to address the students. It was casual day and, while no one objected to wearing jeans, some felt the staff should “dress up” when company is coming.
Business casual was born in Silicon Valley in the ‘80s. Steve Jobs,
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Courier Letters to the Editor 12-6-23
Nursing — don’t forget Nightingale
Dear Editor,
Being a nurse myself for 40-plus years, I truly enjoyed and appreciated Lynda Abegg’s recent column “Nurses have super powers.”
Surprisingly, the iconic “Lady with the Lamp” and founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), was not
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Does the sin we commit in secret only hurt us?
The sin of Achan found in Joshua 6:17-19 is a powerful example of how one person committing evil in private can negatively affect their family, church congregation or place of employment.
“Now brother, what people do is their own business and it has nothing to do with me. If people want to cheat others, or lie, curse and steal, or watch porn, what’s that to me?”
I can tell you what God’s word says about it. Being dedicated to others
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Check for expired items in the house
Remember that bottle of antibacterial hand soap you tucked into the back of the cabinet when the COVID pandemic first started? People were in a panic and shelves were running low on so many things … including that hand soap.
Perhaps you grabbed two — one to use and one to keep for a spare,
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