THE WAY I SEE IT—Christmas Gifts

THE WAY I SEE IT—Christmas Gifts

BY MARTIN E. WILLOUGHBY, JR. ‘Tis the season for some Christmas shopping. A whole lot of Christmas shopping. The National Retail Federation is projecting sales to increase to $630.5 billion this Christmas season. The average American will spend nearly $800 on...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT—Christmas Planning

FOOD FOR THOUGHT—Christmas Planning

It is never too early to start planning for holiday meals and Christmas lunch or dinner. Plan simple traditional menus that will please your guests. I like to prepare early in the month of December and freeze my dishes ahead of time. My grandmother’s Cold-Oven Pound...
EDITOR’S LETTER—But Hate Is Strong

EDITOR’S LETTER—But Hate Is Strong

It was Christmas 1864, a time when the nation was divided. The Civil War, which was in no way civil, had brought such suffering to families on both sides of the struggle. It would be four more months before Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the...