(With the promise of cold icy weather upcoming this weekend, I dug through the archives and found an article I wrote 17 years ago about making the most of cold weather.)  With last weekend’s cold weather with snow flurries fluttering around, the logical spot for most of us was a warm spot by the fireplace with mitts wrapped around mugs …

Our country has become more polarized than at any time since the onset of our tragic and bloody civil war. Americans are killing Americans for political ideology; killings that are never justified. It is so important that we stand back and realize that we have a nation of laws and these laws are based on Federal and State constitutions and …