"Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life." -Robert Louis Stevenson It is easy to sleepwalk through the days, taking for granted what for o...

We celebrate Veterans Day on November 11, a day that honors those who protect our freedoms; and indications that some freedoms are threatened are a grave concern.The New York Times on October 23, the ...

Since First Selectman Pat Llodra announced in May that she would not pursue another term in office, we have heard the drumbeat of the approaching Election Day, as it applies to that office. Electing a...

"Granny" or "Nanny" pods are small, temporary housing units placed adjacent to a permanent home, allowing caregivers easy access to infirm relatives. They are legal in a number of states, including Co...

In plucking the strings of violins, violas, and cellos, members of the Brentano and Daedalus string quartets were also plucking the heartstrings of the audience that filled the Edmond Town Hall Theatr...

By this December 14, an estimated 500,000 more Americans will have been killed or injured by guns since December 14, 2012, according to The Newtown Foundation. Now add nearly 60 more deaths and 500 in...

On Sunday, the town will celebrate two of its most priceless treasures. These valuables do not sparkle like jewels, nor do they have the glimmer of gold. Their value cannot be measured in dollars and ...

"In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue..." was a refrain chanted by thousands of 20th Century school children in the United States, memorizing the launching of the Nina, t...

No one wants a gift to become a burden. In the early part of the 20th Century, Mary Hawley made a gift of funds to build Hawley School, the C.H. Booth Library, and Edmond Town Hall. She also included ...

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief? -William Blake We cannot forget that along with the excitement of a new school year, Lab...