Friday, Jan. 6 was the Feast of the Epiphany in the church calendar, commemorating the wise men’s visit to the Christ child.
That date never fails to dredge up in me the memory of an epiphany I had 37 years ago.
We live in a strange time in American history.
Despite all the advances we’ve made medically, scientifically and technologically, we seem more divided as a nation than we have in a long time.
Our New Year’s wish for Milton and Santa Rosa County is simple: Civility.
Nobody expects citizens in a free society to agree on every, or even most, issues. Diversity of thought is vital to good government, the best solutions produced by critical analysis and healthy debate.
It seems to be trending more and more that young people are in a rush to get done with school and move on to the next chapter of their lives. Including athletes.
They commit to a college early, passing up their second half of their senior year of high school, or they choose to reclassify from junior to senior so they can graduate a year ahead of schedule.
A blank page, or screen in this digital age, is intimidating for a writer.
In your head is a jumble of ideas, each one a potential vehicle for a creative journey, but like cars in rush hour traffic, they are backed up with none moving forward.
DEAR EDITOR: “I am 8 years old.
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says,
‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?”
I love a good Christmas movie or TV special.
There are several we have on repeat at the Ricketts household that we watch just about every year and some of them multiple times a year.
This is my last column of 2022. I’ve never been more thrilled to say goodbye to a year. It’s been a tough year to say the least. And that’s an understatement.
Most of you know my dad died in early April. Meighan, who you often see recording my post-game interviews on the football field, lost her mom in late September.
I have a favorite Christmas hymn that I am uncomfortable singing. It is one of the most beloved Christmas hymns, and I love it too, with reservation. I am a man conflicted!
The hymn is “Away in a Manger,” a song mistakenly attributed to Martin Luther.
